The Red Head Deposits is a mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,341 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: 4,341 Feet (1,323 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.69833, -109.35583
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Red Head Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Head Deposits
Secondary: Richardson Cu Deposits
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Castle Valley
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: Ike W. Shupe
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1905
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Lisbon Prong - Salt Anticline Region
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Conichalcite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESERVES ARE APPARENT
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION:
Comment (Workings): DEPOSIT IS WORKED BY 3 PROSPECT PITS AND TWO SMALL INACCESSIBLE SHAFTS
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MC CARTHY, B. M., 1977
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