Garnet #1 Claim Mine

The Garnet #1 Claim Mine is a tungsten mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,362 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Garnet #1 Claim Mine
Secondary: Garnet #2 Claim
Secondary: Daily Metals Mine

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Granite/Mineral Range

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: Daily Metal Mines Inc.

Owner Name: Mc Garry, Ambrose
Years: 1944 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1944
Discovery Year: 1940
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 VEIN

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range

Type: L
Description: A "Bulge" Structure Slightly To The East That May Be Related To Cross-Fracturing

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tactite, (Skarn) Garnet

Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Shale
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet

Comments

Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE OCCURRS AS DISSEMINATED GRAINS OR AS COARSER CRYSTALS ALONG OCCASSIONAL FRACTURE PLANES WHICH CUT ACROSS THE LAYERING OF THE GARNET ROCK

Comment (Deposit): TACTITE LAYER #1 IS ADJACENT TO THE CONTACT, IS IRREGULAR, AND IS 18 FT THICK IN PLACES; #2 IS THE BEST EXPLORED LAYER & IS 30 THICK; LAYER #3 IS EXPOSED ONLY IN TRENCHES AND IS 10-12 FT WIDE; LAYER #4 IS ONLY PARTLY EXPOSED

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, (140 FT DEEP, 196 FT DEEP) 700 FT OF DRIFTS; CROSSCUTS; AND 20-30 SURFACE TRENCHES

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 4 LAYERS RANGING IN WIDTH FROM A FEW INCHES TO 40 FT WITHIN A 130 FOOT ZONE

References

Reference (Deposit): HOBBS, S W, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN BEAVER COUNTY, UT: USGS BULL 945-D

Reference (Deposit): 1945 COMPILE SEE REF #

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, A L, 1957, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH/WITH MINE MAP: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY REPRINT #56

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