Independent Silver Mine

The Independent Silver Mine is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,152 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: Independent Silver Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.545, -113.11810

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Independent Silver Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Independent Silver Mine
Secondary: Galena Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Beaver Lake District


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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Cobre Mining Co.
Percent: 40.00
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Clarence Ahleen
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Smithsonite
Unknown: Plumbojarosite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Calcite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1135-B BY A.V. HEYLPAGE 34 (1963)

Reference (Deposit): USGS PRO. PAPER 111 BY B.S. BUTLER PAGE 530 (1920)


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