The Ridge Prospect is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,079 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,079 Feet (1,853 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.39639, -113.11333
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Ridge Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ridge Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREG
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range Structures
Type: L
Description: Local Normal Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 SECTION 08
Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT DIPPING NORTH AT 55 DEG
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 1973 GEOLOGY OF THE MILFORD AREA PUBLICATION NO 3
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, ML, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON SITE INVESTGATION.
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