The The Tar Claims is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.22167, -113.43306
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The Tar Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: The Tar Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Blawn Mtn
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Wah-Wah Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Fe Stain
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Middle Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SW 1/4, SW 1/4, SW 1/4 SEC. 4
Comment (Deposit): CHANNEL SAMPLE OF PINK RED CINNABAR VEIN HIGH GRADE SELECTIVE SAMPLE INTERVAL 1 FOOT AT MOUTH OF SHORT ADIT HG, U3O8
Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT (50 FT) AND A PROSPECT PIT 300 METERS EAST
Comment (Geology): CINNABAR MINERALIZATION IN PIT IS 20-30 FT THICK MOSTLY VERTICAL & PINCHES OUT ABOUT 20 FEET FROM TOP
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
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