The Mineral Point Copper Co. Mine is a silver mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 41.49833, -111.67694
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Mineral Point Copper Co. Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Point Copper Co. Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Paradise District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Mineral Point Copper Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bear River Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Paris-Willard Thrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL ASSAYED .2 OUNCES AG PER TON WITH A TRACE OF GOLD
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS AND ONE SHALLOW SHAFT, THE UPPER TUNNEL IS 300 FT. LONG AND THE LOWER IS 600 FT. LONG.
Comment (Production): NO FIGURES AVAILABLE
Comment (Deposit): ORE DEPOSITED ALONG FAULT TRENDING N 50 W WITH A DIP OF 75 SW. IT HAS A MAXIMUM MOVEMENT OF 100 FEET VERTICALLY
References
Reference (Deposit): CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION IN THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY M.S. THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): BURANEK, A.M., 1942, INITIAL GEOL. REPORT ON MINERAL POINT COPPER CO. CLAIMS: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY CIRCULAR NO. 4.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
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