The Nance and Fanning Prospect is a copper mine located in Davis county, Utah at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.04222, -111.86889
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Nance and Fanning Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nance and Fanning Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Davis
District: Farmington
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Paris-Willard Thrust And Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT. NO APPARENT VALUE ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT; 4 CRIB FILES
Comment (Commodity): NO APPARENT VALUE
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS, CONSERV DIV, UNPUB FILE, MINING BRANCH, SALT LAKE CITY
Reference (Deposit): CONSV DIV COMP DATE, 01-17-1963
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-17-1963
Reference (Production): TRIPP, B T, 1980 - ON SITE INVESTIGATION, UT GEOL AND MINER SUR
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