The Big Cottonwood Mine is a iron and copper mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 9,649 feet.
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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
Elevation: 9,649 Feet (2,941 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.5836, -111.58440
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Big Cottonwood Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Cottonwood Mine
Secondary: Great Western Mines Co
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Federal Lease
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: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): 06-29-1971 CONSV DIV COMP
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP 6Q-534
Reference (Deposit): 1970 UTAH G AND MS BULL 88 P72
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