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South Utah

Prospect in Beaver county in Utah, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10154194
MAS/MILS ID 0490010006
Record type Site
Current site name South Utah

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -113.0011, 38.36666 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaver(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Milford Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wah Wah Mountains South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Beaver Bottoms-Upper Beaver(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Beaver

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 200 MI SW OF SALT LAKE CITY ALONG THE MAIN LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. LOCATED NEAR THE OK OPEN PIT COPPER MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -113.0011, 38.36666
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • SURFACE MINABLE. SUITABLE FOR SX/EW COPPER RECOVERY. BEST DRILL HOLE INTERCEPT HAD 230 FT OF 0.979% COPPER AND 0.029% MOLYBDENUM, BEGINNING AT THE SURFACE.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Centurion Mines Corp
    Home office Utah
    Year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Indicated 4300000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4300000mt ore
    Total resources 4300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
    Molybdenum Mo 0.02 wt-pct Molybdenum Trace 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Indicated 1800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1800000mt ore
    Total resources 1800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1995

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LOW LEVEL GOLD AND SILVER MINERALIZATION OCCURS AT THE SURFACE AND IN DRILL CUTTINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, APR 26, 1995, P 14

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, JUN 9, 1995, P 424

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-APR-96 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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