Rattler Mine Group

The Rattler Mine Group is a zinc and lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,362 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

Name: Rattler Mine Group  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,362 Feet (1,939 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 38.26861, -112.88389

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Rattler Mine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rattler Mine Group


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead


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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Karl Truman


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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 VEIN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Lincoln Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marble, Scarn


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: BI ($4.00)
Analytical Data: ZN ($0.08)
Analytical Data: AG ($1.90), CU ($0.38)
Analytical Data: SAMPLES IN 1966: AU ($35.00)


Materials

Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

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

Comment (Workings): 6 SHAFTS AND 2 ADITS. LAST WORKED IN 1970 WHEN 1500 TONS OF OXIDE ORE WAS STOCK PILED ON THE DUMP.

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION OCCURS AS REPLACEMENTS ALONG A FRACTURED SCARN ZONE IN CONTACT WITH THE LINCOLN STOCK INTRUSIVE


References

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

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


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