The Lower Bells Canyon Workings is a copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.56861, -111.78611
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Lower Bells Canyon Workings MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lower Bells Canyon Workings
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Cottonwood Canyon Mouth 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
Not available
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: Uinta Arch, Wasatch Fault
Type: L
Description: Local Thrust Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NORTH CENTRAL ADIT DUMP SAMPLE (IN PERCENTS): CU-.016, MO-.002, PB-.16
Analytical Data: SHAFT CHIP SAMPLE (IN PERCENTS): CU-.06, MO-.002, PB-.01
Analytical Data: NORTH ADIT DUMP SAMPLE (IN PERCENT): BI-.02, CU-.002, MO-.002, PB-.01
Analytical Data: SOUTH CENTRAL ADIT DUMP SAMPLE (IN PERCENTS): CU-.003.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SOUTH ADIT IS 500 FT. LONG, DRIVEN IN BARREN QUARTZ MONZONITE; SHAFT IS 12 FEET DEEP WITH A 40 FT. DRIFT, NORTH AND NORTH CENTRAL ADITS ARE CAVED, SOUTH CENTRAL ADIT IS OPEN BUT OF UNDETERMINED LENGTH.
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS TO SHAFT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DRAPER QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-377
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND PATTEN, L.L., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 65, TABLE 8.7
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