Creole Mine

The Creole Mine is a tungsten and copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Creole Mine

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Lincoln 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Karl Truman

Production

Year: 1945

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1950
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: Mineral Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Local Faults And Fractures

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphic

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Opal
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Amethyst
Gangue: Magnetite

Comments

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

Comment (Development): PRIOR TO 1916 ONLY SMALL SHIPMENTS OF HIGH GRADE COPPER, GOLD AND SILVER ORE WERE MADE

Comment (Deposit): CLOSED IN LATE 60'S WHEN SMELTERS CLOSED.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 OLD SHAFTS, AN INCLINE, AND A HAULAGE TUNNEL, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, STOPES

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1900'S

References

Reference (Deposit): REPORT ON THE CREOLE MINE NEAR MINERSVILLE, UTAH; UNPUB. REPORT BY MINERAL SERVICES INC, 1966/W MAPS

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I. AND MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO. 22

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