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Mineral Point Copper Co. Mine

Occurrence in Cache county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Iron
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011350
MRDS ID D006122
Record type Site
Current site name Mineral Point Copper Co. Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.67774, 41.49826 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 4600 FT NW OF MINERAL POINT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cache(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sharp Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Bear-Logan(hydrologic unit)

Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(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 Cache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009N 002E 23,24 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Iron Secondary

Analytical data

Result QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL ASSAYED .2 OUNCES AG PER TON WITH A TRACE OF GOLD

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Langston Formation;Brigham Quartzite
    Rock description Langston Formation;Brigham Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.67774, 41.49826
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Paris-Willard Thrust

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Paradise District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mineral Point Copper Co.

Comments on the production information

  • NO FIGURES AVAILABLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 274.32M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO TUNNELS AND ONE SHALLOW SHAFT, THE UPPER TUNNEL IS 300 FT. LONG AND THE LOWER IS 600 FT. LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION IN THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY M.S. THESIS.

  • Deposit

    BURANEK, A.M., 1942, INITIAL GEOL. REPORT ON MINERAL POINT COPPER CO. CLAIMS: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY CIRCULAR NO. 4.

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE DEPOSITED ALONG FAULT TRENDING N 50 W WITH A DIP OF 75 SW. IT HAS A MAXIMUM MOVEMENT OF 100 FEET VERTICALLY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1980 Tripp, Bryce T. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

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