The Colt Mesa Mine is a copper, silver, molybdenum, cobalt, and uranium mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 5,761 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,761 Feet (1,756 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Molybdenum, Cobalt, Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.72667, -111.08333
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Colt Mesa Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Colt Mesa Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Henry Mtns/Circle Cliffs
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
Year: 1975
Material type: CU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^3.5 Percent Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Circle Cliffs
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES AND PODS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sw Flank Of Circle Cliffs Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 FOOT CHANNEL = 13.28 % CU, 0.14 OZ/TON AG, 0.015 % MO.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Erythrite
Ore: Torbernite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 NE 1/4 OF SECTION 36 .
Comment (Production): THIS ORE MINED IN 1973 .
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL PODS, ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN 1973 .
Comment (Workings): FOUR PORTALS, ADITS EXTEND 50 TO 100 FT. INTO MESA.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: DOELLING, 1975
Reference (Deposit): DAVIDSON, E. S., 1967 , GEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE CLIFFS AREA, GARFIELD AND KANE COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1229 .
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES 22 .
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 107 .
Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON UGMS BULL. 10
Reference (Production): DOELLING, H. H., 1975 PAGE 132 .
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