The Mt. Pennell is a copper mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 10,000 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: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.94889, -110.78833
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Mt. Pennell MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mt. Pennell
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Henry Mtns./Pennell
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
Owner Name: Kay Hunt
Home Office: Hanksville
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Henry Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Laccolithic Mtn.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLES UP TO 3.4 PERCENT COPPER
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Production): LESS THAN 100 TONS (TEST LOTS)
Comment (Workings): CUTS ALONG VEIN AND SHORT ADIT
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: DOELLING, 1975
Reference (Deposit): HUNT, C. B. AND OTHERS, 1953 GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE HENRY MOUNTAINS REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER P. 228 .
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING H. H. 1975 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 107 , P. 78 - 90 .
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, PROF PAPER 111
Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON UGMS, BULL. 107 , P. 127 - 129
Reference (Production): PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH OPERATOR, 1966
Reference (Reserve-Resource): THIS REVIEW
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