Prospects East of Bullion Canyon Adit

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

Name: Prospects East of Bullion Canyon Adit

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

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

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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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