The Tr # 1 Group. is a copper mine located in Wayne county, Utah at an elevation of 7,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.22111, -111.30111
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Tr # 1 Group. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tr # 1 Group.
Secondary: Red View # 1 .
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Wayne
District: Miners Mountain Area
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: Riley R. Osborn
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1921
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: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Circle Cliffs - Teasdale Anticline
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Normal Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECT SAMPLE: CU - 5.46 %, PB - 77 PPM, NI - 410 PPM, AG - 7 PPM, AU - LESS THAN .02 PPM
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SEC. 8 .
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS CAVED - EXTENT OF DEPOSIT OBSCURED.
Comment (Workings): THREE INCLINES ALL CAVED AT THE PORTAL.
References
Reference (Production): VERBAL COMMUNICATION - RILEY OSBORN (MINE OWNER).
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER B. S., PROFESSIONAL PAPER.
Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON SMITH, ETAL., PROFESSIONAL PAPER.
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, L.F., GEOLOGIC REPORT, HAPPY JACK CLAIMS.
Reference (Deposit): MUTH, J.V., 1965, THE GEOLOGY OF MINERS MOUNTAIN (A PRELIMINARY REPORT): WRITTEN FOR RILEY R. OSBORN, TORREY, UTAH.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, F. J., JR., HUFF, L. C., HINRICHS, N. E., LUEDKE, R. G., 1963 , GEOLOGY OF THE CAPITOL REEF AREA, WAYNE AND GARFIELD CO., UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 363 .
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., LOUGHLIN, G. F., HEIKES, V. C., AND OTHERS, 1920 , THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 111 .
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