The Dana Prospect is a copper mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 7,789 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: 7,789 Feet (2,374 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.94472, -109.11361
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Dana Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dana Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Daggett
District: Bender Mtn. Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Owner Name: Timothy And Turner
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift
Type: L
Description: Uinta Mtn. Group-Red Creek Complex Fault Contact
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE AREA, UTAH, COLORADO, WYOMING: U.S. GEOL. SURV. PP 490
Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO, UTAH GEOL & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 66.
Reference (Production): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST UT. GEOL AND MINER SUR.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST, UT. GEOL AND MINER. SUR.
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