Copper Jack Group

The Copper Jack Group is a copper, silver, fluorine-fluorite, and uranium mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,161 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

Name: Copper Jack Group  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 6,161 Feet (1,878 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium

Lat, Long: 39.91083, -112.50861

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Copper Jack Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Jack Group


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Erickson 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
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVG. 6 % CU, 1 - 7 OZ/TON A


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SW 1/4 OF SEC 34

Comment (Deposit): TWO FISSURES FORM A SHEETED STRUCTURE.

Comment (Workings): 140 FT SHAFT, PARTIALLY FLOODED

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPED WITH FLYING DUTCHMAN

Comment (Commodity): FLUORITE CONTAINS SMALL AMOUNTS OF URANINITE.

Comment (Production): PROD 1929 , AMOUNT UNKNOWN

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MAIN GRANITE RK IS IRON STAINED, WHITE TO LIGHT GRAY AND MED TO COARSE GRAIN.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1929; 1930

Reference (Deposit): COHENOUR,R.E., 1959, SHEEPROCK MTNS.: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 63

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MIN. SURV BULL 110


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