The Jsp #76 Claim is a copper and gold mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 6,040 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: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.54028, -113.03583
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Jsp #76 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jsp #76 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Detroit 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Freeport Exploration
Years: 1979 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: IRREGULAR VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Drum Mtns Homocline
Type: L
Description: Local Ne Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): BEDS STRIKE N15W & DIP 22 SW
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTS OF A SERIES (3 OR 4) SHALLOW SHAFTS (100 FT MAX) THAT HAVE BEEN SUNK ALONG AN E-W FAULT
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., STACZEK, J.A., & ROBERTS, R.J., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB-MILLARD COUNTIES, UT: USGS BULL. 1082-H
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, G.B., 1974, THE OCCURRENCE & ORIGIN, AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF GOLD BEARING JASPERIODS IN THE CENT. DRUM MTNS: STANFORD UNIV. PH.D. DISSER., 354 P
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP. 111
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, M.D., USGS BULL. 1082-H
Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON BAILEY, G.B., PH.D. STANFORD UNIV
Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, D.A., USGS MAP I-1176
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION.
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