The Ogden Boilermakers Claim is a copper and lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 7,959 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 7,959 Feet (2,426 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 41.42833, -111.95833
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Ogden Boilermakers Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ogden Boilermakers Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Willard District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): ESTIMATED LOCATION
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE UPPER ALGONKIAN QUARTZITE IS CUT ON THE SURFACE BY A VEIN OF WHITE QUARTZ WHICH CONTAINS SCATTERED GRANULAR BUNCHES OF GALENA AND A LITTLE TETRAHEDRITE AND IS STAINED WITH MALACHITE AND AZURITE.
Comment (Deposit): 1200 FT TUNNEL FAILED TO INTERSECT VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,BS AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 222
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