Porcupine Canyon Group

The Porcupine Canyon Group is a tungsten mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,781 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: Porcupine Canyon Group  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,781 Feet (2,067 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.36917, -112.76861

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Porcupine Canyon Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Porcupine Canyon Group


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Granite/Mineral


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: Mc Garry, Ambrose

Owner Name: H. J. Potter


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR VEIN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range

Type: L
Description: Local Faulting And Thrusting


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tactite And Skarn


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 5 FULL CLAIMS & 2 FRACTIONS

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SE 1/4, SE 1/4, SECTION 17.

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, PITS


References

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

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, A L, 1957, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY UTAH/WITH MINE MAPS: UGMS REPRINT #56.

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


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