The East Canyon is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,050 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,050 Feet (1,844 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.2625, -114.03917
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East Canyon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: East Canyon
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Pilot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SHEET-LIKE, STAINS ON FRACTURES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marbleization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Marble
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ALONG SECTION 4 AND 5 BOUNDARY
Comment (Deposit): SOUTH AREA SHOWS GREATER CONTACT PHENOMENA, SCATTERED SMALL AREAS OF MINERALIZATION.
Comment (Workings): 2 100 FT. ADITS, 60 FT. ADIT, 15 FT. ADIT, 18 FOOT INCLINED SHAFT AND 6 SMALL PITS.
Comment (Geology): IGNEOUS UNITS CROPOUT MORE THAN 1 MILE TO SOUTH, NO IGNEOUS ROCKS CROP OUT IN AREA.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.
Reference (Deposit): 1973 MINEMAP UTAH GEOL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Deposit): BLUE, D. M., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LUCIN MINING DISTRICT, BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH AND ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: UNIV. OF UTAH, MS THESIS.
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