The Prospects East of Bullion Canyon Adit is a copper mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.71417, -113.47333
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Prospects East of Bullion Canyon Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prospects East of Bullion Canyon Adit
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Antelope Range District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Cordilleran Hingeline
Type: L
Description: N 40 W Striking Fracture Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1775)
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF VEINS OF CALCITE AND LESSER QUARTZ WITHIN A STOCKWORK ZONE. THREE OF THE PROSPECTS, TWO SHAFTS AND ONE PIT, LIE ALONG A PROMINENT CALCITE-RICH VEIN WHICH IS ABOUT 10 TO 20 FEET WIDE AND VERY COARSE GRAINED. MINOR CU-STAIN IN VEIN MATERIAL. CALCITE IS DARK COLORED. MODERATE FE-OXIDE AND MANGANESE STAINING.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHAFTS LESS THAN 30 FEET DEEP AND TWO PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ANTELOPE RANGE MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, PUBLICATION IN PROGRESS.
Reference (Deposit): MCINTOSH, S., UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS IN PROGRESS, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO.
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