The Red Mesa Copper Pit is a mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,361 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: 5,361 Feet (1,634 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.02722, -109.39000
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Red Mesa Copper Pit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Mesa Copper Pit
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
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: ELONGATE TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Location): PIT NOT LOCATED - LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FROM DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY W. L CHENOWETH, USGS 1955
References
Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON W.L. CHENOWETH - REPORT
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