Cactus Mine

The Cactus Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,362 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: Cactus Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,362 Feet (1,939 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 38.48333, -113.28333

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Cactus Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cactus Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newhouse


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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Tintic Pb Co. 60%, Cobre 40%


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Normal Fault 2 Miles West Of Mine (N-S) Hidden By Qal


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitic, Breccia, Contact Meta


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Location): SE NN OF SE SEC. 03

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, RAISES, WINZES, DRIFTS, AND CROSSCUTS

Comment (Geology): PIPELIKE BODIES OF BRECCIA, ANGULAR FRAG CONSISTING OF SULFIDE MATRIX. OLIGO GRANODIORITE, PINK-LAV GY, MED GR, PHENO, PERTHITE, ANDESINE, QTZ, HORN, BLOT.


References

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

Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOMAP MORRIS, H.T, FRISCO QUAD

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

Reference (Deposit): EAST, E.H., 1956, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MTNS, WESTERN UTAH: UNIV. OF WASH. M.S. THESIS

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FRISCO QUAD, 1979. USGS

Reference (Deposit): STRINGHAM, B, 1963, HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE FRISCO QUAD: UGMS SS #26

Reference (Deposit): EVERT, M.L., 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE BUTLER, B.S. ECONOMIC G. V. 9, #5


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