The Belcher Hill is a copper and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.97333, -113.19833
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Belcher Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Belcher Hill
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Dugway 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. F. Cannon
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Dugway Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Faults, Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite, Hematite
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): UPPER LEVEL-TWO SHAFTS, 25 FEET APART, CONNECTED BY A CROSSCUT FOLLOWING VEIN. LOWER LEVEL DRIVEN IN BARREN QUARTZITE
References
Reference (Production): EADS, J.P., 1981, UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVEST.
Reference (Deposit): 1969 GEOLMAP STAATZ AND CARR, 1964, USGS PP 41
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. & MIN. DEP. OF THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB CO., UT: USGS PP 415
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