Washington Mine

The Washington Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Washington Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
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

Owner Name: Tintic And Cobre Mining Cos.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Local Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphic, Wallastonite

Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Chlorite

Comments

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SECTION 15

Comment (Deposit): INCLINE SHAFT SUNK IN WALLASTONITE THAT IS WHITE & VERY PRISMATIC

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS 500 FT INCLINED S 60 DEG W AT 55 DEG RAISES, WINZES, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS & PITS. INCLINE FOLLOWS DIP OF BEDS

References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., AND MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO. 22

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L. AND KRUPICKA, D.C., 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION

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

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, BS PP #111

Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOMAP MORRIS, HT, PRE G MAP FRISCO QUAD

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

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