Frisco Contact Mine

The Frisco Contact Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Frisco Contact Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Frisco

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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Other
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Horn Silver Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization, Pyrite

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC 11

Comment (Development): EXCAVATION IN HOPES OF FINDING NORTH EXTENSION OF HORN SILVER FAULT

Comment (Deposit): NO PRODUCTION WAS EVER REPORTED

Comment (Workings): THIS SHAFT WAS SUNK IN HOPES OF FINDING THE NORTH EXTENSION OF THE HORN SILVER FAULT VEIN. IT IS RUMORED TO BE FAIRLY DEEP WITH EXTENSIVE DRIFTING

References

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

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111

Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80

Reference (Deposit): STRINGHAM, B, 1967: HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION NEAR THE HORN SILVER MINE, BEAVER CO, UTAH: UGMS SS #16

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