Charmed Mine

The Charmed Mine is a manganese and copper mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 6,079 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Charmed Mine
Secondary: Maine Shaft Patent #5726

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Detroit

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: Central Utah Mines Co.
Years: 1902 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1900
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: L
Description: Local Faulting

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Topaz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Workings): SHAFT DEEPER THAN 50 FT. PARTIALLY CAVED. MINE PARTIALLY INACCESSABLE. DEPTH OF SURFACE PIT IS 6 YDS DEEP

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

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT KNOWN

Comment (Development): EXTRACT OF ABOVE REPORT IS ON FILE AT UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY, 606 BLACKHAWK WAY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84108

Comment (Deposit): BRECCIATED FAULT ZONE, DEPOSIT IN BRECCIA ZONE AND ELONGATED PARRALLEL TO DIP

References

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB AND MILLARD COUNTIES, UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1082-H

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H., 1969, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DYKE CLAIMS, DRUM MTNS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH, U.G.M.S. REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO. 41

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S. ETAL, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 111, P. 463-465.

Reference (Deposit): COWEN, J.F., 1902, ENGINEERS REPORT ON THE CHARM MINE.

Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, ETAL, BULLETIN 1082-H

Reference (Deposit): 1969 RECON UGMS-REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 41

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY

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