| Deposit ID | 10179522 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490530044 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | St George Apex Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.76361, 37.02888 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jarvis Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 043 S | 017 W | 06 | NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.76361, 37.02888 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Coastal Mining Co |
| ID | 4201124 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490530044 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4201124 |
U.S.G.S. 1966, BULL. 79
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-1983 | Dale/Mt | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/24/1991 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4201124 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Apex Mine Underground |
| Current operator | Hecla Mining Company |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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