The Ree's Ranch Adit is a copper mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,420 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: 5,420 Feet (1,652 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.05833, -111.61889
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Ree's Ranch Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ree's Ranch Adit
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Devils Slide Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE BRECCIATED
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT DRIVEN A SHORT WAY THEN INCLINED DOWN DIP, A PARALLEL DRIFT IS OPENED HALFWAY DOWN THE MAIN WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): MULLENS, T.E., AND LARAWAY, W.H., 1964, GEOL OF THE DEVIL'S SLIDE QUAD.: U.G.M.S. MF-290
Reference (Production): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
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