The Bluebell Mine is a copper mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 8,199 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.40306, -111.78472
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Bluebell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bluebell Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Iron
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: Mark Jensen
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
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Just East Of N-S Trending East Bear River Range Boundary Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Workings): MIDDLE ADIT COLLAPSED BUT MAY HAVE BEEN UP TO 600 FT LONG, UPPER ADIT OPEN APROXIMATELY 50 FT. LONG WITH 20 FT. WINZE AT END, THERE IS A SMALL PROSPECT WEST OF THE ADITS
Comment (Geology): THE ADITS ARE LOCATED ON A HIGHLY SILICEOUS HEMATITE STAINED BRECCIA IN A VERY FINE GRAINED QUARTZITE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESERVE FIGURES AVAILABLE
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS N 1/2
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE
References
Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, DEC 30, 1917; BLUEBELL MINE
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, JUNE 15, 1900; BLUEBELL MINE
Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, JUNE 15, 1901; BLUEBELL MINE
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