The Dutch John Mountain Workings is a copper mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 6,519 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,519 Feet (1,987 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.95306, -109.44222
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Dutch John Mountain Workings MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dutch John Mountain Workings
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Daggett
District: Dutch John Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Forest Service
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: SHEET-LIKE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift
Type: L
Description: Near Uinta Fault Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
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
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 ALSO NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): THIN OXIDE CU COATINGS ALONG BEDDING PLANES
Comment (Workings): 1 VERTICLE AND 2 INCLINED SHAFTS - EACH 35 TO 50 FEET DEEP
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST, UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO.: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY, BULL. 66, P. 93
Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1961, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DUTCH JOHN MOUNTAIN AND GOSLIN MOUNTAINS QUAD, UTAH-WYO.: USGS MAP I-324
Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE AREA, UTAH-COLO-WYO: USGS PROF. PAPER 490, 196 P
Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP HANSEN, MAP I 234
Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP HANSEN, W.R., P.P. 490
Reference (Production): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST - UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY
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