Big 14 Mine

The Big 14 Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,402 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Big 14 Mine
Secondary: Sunflower
Secondary: Sidewinder Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Utah
County: Iron

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: John S. Woodbury (Estate)

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Blue Ribbon Lineament

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

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

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 4 SHAFTS

References

Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVE

Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979

Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K.C. AND PERRY, L.I., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THE STATELINE MINING DIST., IRON CO. UTAH, U.G.M.S., UTAH GEOLOGY VOL. 2, NO. 1 PP 27-47 SPRING 1975

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