Higgins

The Higgins is a mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,518 feet.

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: Higgins  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.09722, -113.84611

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Higgins MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Higgins


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Basin & Mountains - Colorado Plateau Transition Zone


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Beaver Dam Mts.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN 700 FT. ADIT & 2 PROSPECT PIT

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


References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION


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