Mine detail: Cave Mine Group

Previously called 'Chief GroupConsolidated 1-5Iron Duke'

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Location: Beaver County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.38885, -112.92663
dep_id: 10011287
mrds_id: D005863
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc, Tungsten
Minor mineral: Gold, Silver, Copper
Trace mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anglesite, Argentite, Aurichalcite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Underground
alteration: Marble
ore_ctrl: Vertical North Striking Fissures
Reporter: Everts, Michael L.
hrock_unit: Callville-Pakoon (Principal Host);Tailsman Quartzite;Redwall Formation
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_unit: Lincoln Quartz Monzonite Stock
arock_type: Quartz Monzonite,Granite
Structure: Basin And Range, North To Nw Trending Faults
tectonic: Miogeosyncline
Year first produced: 1871
disc_yr: 1859
References:
  • Deposit:: PERRY, L I AND MCCARTHY, B M, 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO. 22
  • Deposit:: HUNTLEY, D B, 1885, PRECIOUS METALS IN THE US, 10TH CENSUS V 13, P 474-475.
  • Deposit:: EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
  • Production:: EVERTS, M L, 1979, ONSITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
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