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Native Copper Prospect

Occurrence in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021039
MRDS ID DC14745
Record type Site
Current site name Native Copper Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.64661, 40.57883 (WGS84)
Elevation 2731
Relative position 4700 FT N 30 W OF MOUNT BALDY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salt Lake(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dromedary Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jordan(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Salt Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003S 003E 07 NE OF NE OF NE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Ophir;Maxfield Limestone
    Rock description Ophir;Maxfield Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.64661, 40.57883
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Near Axis Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Alta Thrust Zone

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures And Dikes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Little Cottonwood (Alta) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO MAIN ADITS AND OTHER MINOR WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NORTHERN WORKINGS EXPLORE FISSURE VEIN IN QUARTZITE CONTAINING HIGH GRADE COPPER ORE. SOUTHERN WORKINGS FOLLOW DIKE OF DIORITE PORPHYRY THROUGH OPHIR AND MAXFIELD, MAIN ORE DEVELOPMENT IS IN THE LIMESTONE MEMBER OF THE OPHIR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1982 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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