The Lakeside Copper Co. is a copper mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 4,659 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,659 Feet (1,420 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.22667, -112.45917
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Lakeside Copper Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lakeside Copper Co.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Promontory Point District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1907
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^3.85 % Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Primary Minerals Have Been Altered To Carbonates At The Surface.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Production): ALSO 1 OZ AU PER TON
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS ( 550 AND 150 FT. LONG ), THREE SHAFTS ( 20 - 150 FT )
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,BS AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 502.
Reference (Deposit): HEIKES,VC & BUTLER,BS, 1916, NOTES ON THE PROMONTORY DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS BULL 640, P. 1-10.
Reference (Deposit): SIEGFUSS,SS, 1925, A RECON. OF THE PROMONTORY PT. MINING DISTRICT: UTAH UNIV. BULL. 15, NO. 2, P. 70. 3A) USGS MIN. RES. 1907, P.446.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-27-1958
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