Beaver Tungsten Mines

The Beaver Tungsten Mines is a tungsten mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 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: Beaver Tungsten Mines  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.33944, -112.79056

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Beaver Tungsten Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Beaver Tungsten Mines
Secondary: Oak Claim Garnet Mines Juniper Claims


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Granite Mineral Range


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: James Mcgarry

Owner Name: Beaver Tungsten Mines Inc


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Discovery Year: 1945
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: VEIN LIKE


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range

Type: L
Description: N-Trending Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SCHEELITE CONTENT OF EXPOSED TACTITE IS LESS THAN 0.2% WO3, ALTHOUGH A FEW SMALL POCKETS OF MATERIAL CONTAINING FROM 0.5-1.0% WO3 HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1940'S

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SECTION 30

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS 45 FEET APART CONNECTED BY A CROSS CUT, ONE SHAFT 20 FT DEEP THE OTHER 90 FEET. ALSO SEVERAL DOZER CUTS


References

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

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

Reference (Deposit): 1945 COMPILE HOBBS - REF #

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


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