Pack Rat Cyn

The Pack Rat Cyn is a tungsten mine located in Box Elder county, Utah.

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: Pack Rat Cyn  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 41.19722, -113.35806

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Pack Rat Cyn MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pack Rat Cyn


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Newfoundland


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Diamond Head Corp.


Production

Year: 1956
Time Period: Pre-1956
Material type: W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.25% W03


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: ORE OCCURS IN SPOTTY LENSES, PODS AND IRREGULARLY SHAPED BODIES


Structure

Type: L
Description: E - W Fissures


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: VERY ISOLATED AREA WITH NEGLIGIBLE NONSALINE WATER

Comment (Deposit): TACTITE ZONES AND QUARTZ FISSURES REACH A MAX WIDTH OF 4 FT


References

Reference (Deposit): 1976 OTHER BLM MINERAL INVENTOR

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PRESS, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOXELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY


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