The Charmed Mine is a manganese and copper mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 6,079 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,079 Feet (1,853 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.64417, -113.00333
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Charmed Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Charmed Mine
Secondary: Maine Shaft Patent #5726
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Detroit
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Central Utah Mines Co.
Years: 1902 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Local Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Topaz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT DEEPER THAN 50 FT. PARTIALLY CAVED. MINE PARTIALLY INACCESSABLE. DEPTH OF SURFACE PIT IS 6 YDS DEEP
Comment (Location): NE 1/4, NW 1/4, SE 1/4
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT KNOWN
Comment (Development): EXTRACT OF ABOVE REPORT IS ON FILE AT UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY, 606 BLACKHAWK WAY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84108
Comment (Deposit): BRECCIATED FAULT ZONE, DEPOSIT IN BRECCIA ZONE AND ELONGATED PARRALLEL TO DIP
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB AND MILLARD COUNTIES, UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1082-H
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H., 1969, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DYKE CLAIMS, DRUM MTNS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH, U.G.M.S. REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO. 41
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S. ETAL, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 111, P. 463-465.
Reference (Deposit): COWEN, J.F., 1902, ENGINEERS REPORT ON THE CHARM MINE.
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, ETAL, BULLETIN 1082-H
Reference (Deposit): 1969 RECON UGMS-REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 41
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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