The Dml-6s Claim is a copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,141 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,141 Feet (1,567 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.73306, -112.58361
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Dml-6s Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dml-6s Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Desert Mtn Unorganized Dist.
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
Ownership
Owner Name: Grant I. Garth (Locator, 79)
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Desert Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Area Is Bounded By 2 N-S Faults & Is Shattered W-Sw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Limonite
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A TRENCH & A SMALL (2 X 2 FT) HAND DUG PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, W.G., 1972, MAGNETIC & GRAVITY STUDY OF DESERT MTN., JUAB CO., UT: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 95
Reference (Deposit): REES, D.C., ERICKSON, M.P., & WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOL. & DIATREMES OF DESERT MTN., UT: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY SS #42
Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOPHYS UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: BULL. 95
Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOLMAP UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: SS #42
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SUR.
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