The Egan Claim is a lead mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 7,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 41.90083, -111.73444
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Egan Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Egan Claim
Secondary: Right Fork City Creek Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Bear River Range
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Paris-Willard Thrust And Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Calcite Replacing Barite
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Development): LOWER ADIT CAVED, NO MINERALIZATION EXCEPT BARITE SEEN ON DUMP, UPPER ADIT OPEN, SPARSE MINERALIZATION
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESERVE FIGURES AVAILABLE
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Workings): CHEPELLA (1976) DESCRIBED THE NEW COLLAPSED LOWER ADIT AS HAVING SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION IN THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: M.S. THESIS UTAH STATE UNIV.
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