Molly Claims

The Molly Claims is a lead and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Molly Claims  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.32417, -112.79722

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Molly Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Molly Claims


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Granite District


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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Limonite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): SOME SPECIMENS INDICATED A .75 % CONTENT OF WO3

Comment (Deposit): IT IS SAID THAT SOME HIGH GRADE LEAD-SILVER ORE WAS ENCOUNTED ON THE PROPERTY. PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT IT MUST HAVE BEEN A VERY SMALL AMOUNT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, A. L., AND BURANEK, A. M., 1945 , UTAH ENG. EXP. STATION BULL. 25 .

Reference (Deposit): EARLL, F. N., 1957 , PH. D. THESIS, UNIV. OF UTAH.


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