The Imperial Mine is a tungsten mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 38.46389, -113.28944
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Imperial Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Imperial Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Frisco
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1944
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.75% Wo3
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Normal (N-S) Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Garnetization, Skarn
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4; SECTION 15.
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SURV
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): 1945 COMPILE HOBBS, USGS BULL 945-D
Reference (Deposit): 1961 COMPILE USBM INF CIR #8014
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