The Tar Claims

The The Tar Claims is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,499 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: The Tar Claims  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.22167, -113.43306

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The Tar Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: The Tar Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Blawn Mtn


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

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Wah-Wah Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Fe Stain


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Middle Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): SW 1/4, SW 1/4, SW 1/4 SEC. 4

Comment (Deposit): CHANNEL SAMPLE OF PINK RED CINNABAR VEIN HIGH GRADE SELECTIVE SAMPLE INTERVAL 1 FOOT AT MOUTH OF SHORT ADIT HG, U3O8

Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT (50 FT) AND A PROSPECT PIT 300 METERS EAST

Comment (Geology): CINNABAR MINERALIZATION IN PIT IS 20-30 FT THICK MOSTLY VERTICAL & PINCHES OUT ABOUT 20 FEET FROM TOP


References

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.


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