The Sunrise Mine Prospect is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,220 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: 5,220 Feet (1,591 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.44778, -113.06139
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Sunrise Mine Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunrise Mine Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Rocky
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
Owner Name: Essex International
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1973
Discovery Year: 1973
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR/VEINS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Local & Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn, Wollastonite
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Wollastonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): VARIOUS OPEN CUTS AND PITS, AND A SHAFT (CAVED) SURFACE AREA IS APPROX 1000 X 1000 FT
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): WHELAN, J A, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ROCKY RANGE: UGMS IN PRESS
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