Oak Claim

The Oak Claim is a tungsten mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: Oak Claim
Secondary: Juniper Claims
Secondary: Beaver Tunsten Mines

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Beaver Tungsten Mines Inc
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Mc Garry, James
Info Year: 1979

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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

Not available

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD A.L 1957 TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL RANGE BEA

Reference (Deposit): 5-D

Reference (Deposit): HOBBS JW 1945 TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF BEAVER CO UT USGS BULL 94

Reference (Deposit): VER CO UT WITH MINE MAPS UGMS REPRINT NO 56

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.