The Phil Shop Hollow Copper Prospect is a copper mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,640 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,640 Feet (1,719 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.02972, -111.59722
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Phil Shop Hollow Copper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Phil Shop Hollow Copper Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Devil'S Slide Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rees, S.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SMALL PROSPECT
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): MULLENS, T.E. AND LARAWAY, W.H., 1964, GEOL. OF THE DEVIL'S SLIDE QUAD.: U.S.G.S. MF-290.
Reference (Deposit): REES, S., 1980, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
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