White Quartzite Mine

The White Quartzite Mine is a lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,621 feet.

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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: White Quartzite Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 7,621 Feet (2,323 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 38.50694, -113.27167

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White Quartzite Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Quartzite Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newhouse-Frisco


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: Lee And Carpenter


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1913
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: Basin And Range Structure


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marblization


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

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

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): NW 1/4, SE 1/4, NE 1/4, SECTION 35.

Comment (Workings): ADIT (200 FT) CAVED AT PORTAL, SHAFTS, RAISES, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, & PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L J, AND MCCARTHY, B M; 1976; LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH; UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; OPEN-FILE REPORT NO 22, PPS 61-62

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979, 1979, ONSITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR

Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER B S,USGS PP #8

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR


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