Commonwealth Mine

The Commonwealth Mine is a lead, copper, and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Commonwealth Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star

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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Stafford And Robinson
Home Office: Las Vegas, Nv.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range Colorado Plateau Transition Sever Orogenic Belt

Type: L
Description: Star Range

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitic

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS AVE 100 FT, ADITS, RAISES, WINZES, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS, AND PITS. 1200 FT TUNNEL DRIVEN WEST

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4

References

Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J L, BYU GEOL STUDIES V 9

Reference (Deposit): 1963 COMPILE HEYL, A V, USGS BULL 1135-B

Reference (Deposit): 1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL #3

Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): ABOU-ZIED, S, AND WHELAN, J A, 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DIST, BEAVER CO UT: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SPEC STUDY 46

Reference (Deposit): BAER, J L, 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V 9, PT 2, P 29-52.

Reference (Deposit): BAER, J L, 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL ASSOC PUBL NO 3 P 6

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L I, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MIN SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT NO 22

Reference (Deposit): GUSTAV, B.B, 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, PH. D. THESIS.

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

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

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