Cactus Mine

The Cactus Mine is a mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,322 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:  Juab

Elevation: 5,322 Feet (1,622 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.8331, -113.47940

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Cactus Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cactus Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Fish Springs District


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Ralph B. And Estella Johnson , Loyk. Jolley
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Plumbojarosite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVE TONNAGE DETERMINED BY FIELD EVALUATOR


References

Reference (Deposit): FROM A-3, 525 EAST 100 SOUTH, PROVO, UTAH 84601

Reference (Deposit): USGS PRO. PAPER 111 BY B.S. BUTLER PAGE 466 (1920)


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