The Northern Chief is a copper mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,700 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.5025, -112.14917
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Northern Chief MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Northern Chief
Secondary: Butterfield Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POCKETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Brecciated Porphyry
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1905 : 19 % CU, 29 % PB, 14 OZ AG, $19 AU PER TON
Materials
Ore: Covellite
Comments
Comment (Workings): A SHORT TUNNEL WITH DRIFTS, INCLINES AND SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 325
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
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