The Strawberry Mine is a copper mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.13361, -111.83194
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Strawberry Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Strawberry Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Morgan District
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DIKE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Workings): THREE ADITS AND OPEN CUTTING ALONG DIKE, MIDDLE ADIT 66 FT. LONG, LOWER ADIT 130 FT LONG, UPPER ADIT CAVED AT PORTAL
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS S 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 27, NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SEC. 34
Comment (Deposit): PEGMATITE INTRUDES INTO GNEISS OF THE FARMINGTON CANYON COMPLEX ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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