The Copperopolis Mine is a copper, gold, silver, and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,518 feet.
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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: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.15722, -113.79972
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Copperopolis Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copperopolis Mine
Secondary: Ida Lull
Secondary: Bamberger Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO PIPELIKE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Vertical Shear Zone Along Contact
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification And Metamorphism Of The Limestone
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1917-1919: .11 OZ/TON AU, 5.5 OZ/TON AG, 5.6 %CU, .6% PB.
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT 9X12X30 FT DEEP FOUND 200 FT NORTH OF PORTAL WHICH SHOWS NO MINERALIZATION
Comment (Geology): A MASS OF THE JASPEROID ROCK IS FORMED ALONG THE FAULT PASSING THROUGH THE CREST OF GOLD HILL. THE IGNEOUS BODY PRESENT IS THE JURASSIC GOLD HILL STOCK.
Comment (Deposit): ADIT ALONG 4-10 FT WIDE JASPEROID IS FOUND 1500 FT S44W OF PORTAL. ADIT IS STRAIGHT AND 60 FT LONG. JASPEROID ZONE TRENDS N25W AND EXTENDS ANOTHER 150 FT TO THE NORTH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SPOTTY LOW GRADE OCCURRENCES REMAIN IN THE MINE.
Comment (Production): ALSO PRODUCTION IN 1929, 1930, 1934
Comment (Deposit): SHOOTS ARE DEVELOPED ALONG QUARTZ MONZONITE-JASPEROID CONTACT IN SEVERAL ORE SHOOTS. 2-3 FT WIDE AND STRIKING N02E
References
Reference (Production): EL-SHATOURY, H.M. AND WHELAN, J.A., 1970.
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 177, P.125.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1916, 1917, 1918
Reference (Deposit): EL-SHATOURY, H.M. AND WHELAN, J.A., 1970, MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 83, P.28.
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