The Salt Valley Claims is a copper mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,751 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 4,751 Feet (1,448 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.85889, -109.76917
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Salt Valley Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Salt Valley Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Thompson 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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 - SCATTERED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): DEPOSIT RESOURCES APPEAR TO BE NEGLIGIBLE
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: SE 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SEC 36
Comment (Deposit): DUPLICATE W028171 HAS BEEN DELETED.
References
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