Ohio Copper Co.

The Ohio Copper Co. is a lead, copper, and zinc mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah.

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: Ohio Copper Co.

State: Utah

County: Salt Lake

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Copper, Zinc

Lat, Long: 40.52977, -112.12911

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Ohio Copper Co. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ohio Copper Co.
Secondary: Columbia
Secondary: Erie

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc

Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

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

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Shattered Quartzite

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE VALUE IN 1909 : 1.606 % CU, 0.005 OZ AU, 0.05 OZ AG.

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): WORMSER, F.E., 1924 , PROGRESS IN LEACHING THE OHIO COPPER MINE: ENG AND MIN. JOUR PRESS VOL. 118 , NO. 4 , P. 124 - 127 .

Reference (Deposit): WORMSER, F.E., 1923 , LEACHING A COPPER MINE: ENG. AND MIN. JOUR. PRESS, V. 116 , NO. 16 , P. 665 - 670

Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1918 - 1950

Reference (Deposit): MAC FARLANE, J., 1909 , THE OHIO COPPER CO., BINGHAM, UTAH: MIN. WORLD, V. 30 , P. 345 - 348

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