Shaft North of Chloride Canyon

The Shaft North of Chloride Canyon is a copper mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,459 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

Name: Shaft North of Chloride Canyon

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 5,459 Feet (1,664 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 37.76056, -113.47389

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Shaft North of Chloride Canyon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shaft North of Chloride Canyon


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Antelope Range District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range Faults

Type: L
Description: Northwest Striking Faults And Fracture Zones


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitic Alteration


Rocks

Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Albite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VERY MINOR VEIN IN FRACTURE ZONE STRIKING NORTHWEST

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE TIMBERED SHAFT ABOUT 20 FT DEEP

Comment (Geology): SHAFT IS IN PROPYLITICALLY ALTERED ISOM FORMATION


References

Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, MICHAEL, A., 1984, UGMS: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION


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