Major Fault Group

The Major Fault Group is a tungsten mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,640 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: Major Fault Group  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,640 Feet (2,024 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.36944, -112.77194

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Major Fault Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Major Fault Group


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Granite District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED


Structure

Type: L
Description: The Limestone Beds Strike N 28 E, Dip 55 - 65 Se


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSIST OF A 50 FT SHAFT, A 50 FT INCLINE SHAFT, A SHALLOW OPEN PIT AND A HUNDRED FEET OF TRACK.

Comment (Location): PROPERTY INCLUDES THE MAJOR FAULT NO. 1 & 2 CLAIMS AND THREE OTHER CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): THE TACTITE ZONES TOTAL ABOUT 24 FT IN THICKNESS.

Comment (Geology): THE TACTITE IS A GREENISH EPIDOTIZED LIMESTONE. THE BEDS NEXT TO THE TACTITE IS A GRAY TO NEARLY BLACK COMPACT LIMESTONE.

Comment (Deposit): REPORTED TO BE ORE GRADE IN 1944 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A.M., 1957 , TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF MINERAL RANGE: UTAH G & MS REPRINT NO. 56 , P. 42

Reference (Deposit): UTAH ENG. EXP. STA. BULL. 101, 1959, P. 77.

Reference (Deposit): EVERETT, F.D., 1961 , TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN UTAH: USBM INF. CIRC 8014 , P. 38

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-13-1971


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