The Caliente #5 is a copper and uranium mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,079 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: 5,079 Feet (1,548 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.085, -113.03417
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Caliente #5 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Caliente #5
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Vermilion Cliffs Area; Kolob
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Grand Staircase - Vermilion Cliffs
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Cordilleran Hingeline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Development): UGMS PERSONNEL DID RECONAISSANCE OF AREA IN 1973
Comment (Deposit): DUPLICATE DC15456 HAS BEEN DELETED.
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS FILES
Reference (Deposit): PILLMORE, C.L., 1956, PHOTOGEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VIRGIN SE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH AND MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP I-179
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