| Deposit ID | 10276611 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490350229 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | North Ore Shoot Extension |
| Alternate or previous names | Carr Fork, Bingham Canyon Underground |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.1608, 40.53244 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2158 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bingham Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003 S | 003 W | 27 | SWNE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock type qualifier | The un-altered Commercial and Jordan Limestones are grey to black, fine to medium bedded, carbonaceous limestones containing bedded to nodular chert and fossil debris. | ||
| Rock unit name | Commercial and Jordan Limestones units within the Bingham Mine Formation Lower Member | ||
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| Ore Body (1) | -112.1608, 40.53244 |
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| Strike | N70W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 30E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 800M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 85HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 1250M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Tailings |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | West Mountain |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Corp. (Div. Of Rtz Corp. Plc) |
| ID | 4201392 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Utah |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 95000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 1300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490350229 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4201392 |
SKILLINGS, DAVID N., JR. ANACONDA CO.'S CARR FORK PROJECT IN UTAH-UNDERGROUND COPPER MINE AND CONCENTRATOR FOR START UP IN 1979. SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, JULY 1, 1978,PP. 10-14.
ARGALL, GEORGE O. TAKEOVERS SHAKE USA MINING COMPANIES, WORLD MINING, MAY 1981, VOL. 34 NO. 5, PP. 56-59.
RTZ/CRA 1995 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 16.
HITE, ALAN G. DEPOSIT SUMMARY REPORT, COPPER, CARR FORK MINE, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH, SEPTEMBER 1978, 30 PP.
ZUPON, MAX (ED.). NORTH ORE SHOOT: ANOTHER ROUTE OF PROFITS. COPPER PIPELINE, UTAH COPPER DIVISION, KENNECOTT MINERALS COMPANY, MAY 1982.
WOODY, ROBERT H. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. KENNECOTT MAY GO UNDERGROUND FOR BIG COPPER DEPOSIT. NOVEMBER 19, 1980, P. C6.
MINING ENGINEERING. KENNECOTT ADDS FOURTH GRINDING CIRCUIT AT COPPERTON CONCENTRATOR. V47/N9. PP. 823-827.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-NOV-1996 | Hite, Alan G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 08/06/2012 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4201392 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Kennecott Keystone Underground |
| Current operator | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Rio Tinto Group |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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