The Copper Mtn. Group is a copper and iron mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 7,379 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,379 Feet (2,249 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Iron
Lat, Long: 41.24472, -114.01528
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Copper Mtn. Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Mtn. Group
Secondary: Salt Lake Copper Co.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Uranium Petroleum Corp.
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: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Pilot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Copper Mountain Fault Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization, Argillitization
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CU 3%, FE 11.4%, ZN 0.1%, NO LEAD, AG 0.2 OZ/TON, AU TRACE, AND WO2 0.02%
Materials
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Goethite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Halloysite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Alunite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORE HAS MILLING PROBLEMS.
Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST 3 SEPARATE ORE BODIES WITHIN A DISTANCE OF 2,000 FEET
Comment (Location): SW/4
Comment (Workings): 2 LARGE OPEN PITS AT SURFACE
Comment (Geology): STOCK EXPOSED 0.5 MILE TO SE.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: BLUE, 1960, P. 110 OF REMAINING LOW GRADE ORE
Reference (Deposit): RYAN, G.H., 1914, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS IN LUCIN MINING DISTRICT: SALT LAKE MIN. REV. 16, APRIL 30
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER III.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY: SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, P. 83.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970, UPDATED 1976, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UGMS BULL. 88, P. 14-15.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON B.S. BUTLER, PROF. PAP. 111
Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON D.M. BLUE-U OF U M.S. THESIS
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UTAH GEOL & MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BLUE, 1960, P. 91
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