The Paymaster and Ironcap Mines is a copper and lead mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.8311, -112.38780
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Paymaster and Ironcap Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paymaster and Ironcap Mines
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
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
Type: Federal Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): 1976 PERRY LI AND MCARTHY B LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH UGMS SS22
Reference (Deposit): GSA BULL V53 NO 2
Reference (Deposit): 1942 STRINGHAM BF MINERALIZATION IN THE WEST TINTIC DIST
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