Cardiff Mine

The Cardiff Mine is a copper, gold, lead, 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

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Site Name

Primary: Cardiff Mine
Secondary: Cardiff Mining and Milling Co

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): 1965 USGS MAP 6Q-378

Reference (Deposit): 1966 USBM MIN YEAR BOOK

Reference (Deposit): 1963 HEYL USGS BULL 1135-B PL 3

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 201 P 109-111

Reference (Deposit): 1916-1923 USGS MIN RES

Reference (Deposit): 1916-1964 USBM MIN RES

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