The Detroit District is a copper and gold mine located in Juab county, Utah.
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Detroit District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Detroit District
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Yttrium
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: DETROIT DISTRICT
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: REPLACEMENT FISSURE
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: L
Description: THE DRUM MOUNTAINS FORMS A WESTWARD-DIPPING MONOCLINE. THESE ROCKS ARE CUT BY MANY EASTWARD AND NE TRENDING STEEPLY DIPPING NORMAL AND REVERSE FAULTS.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIFICATION OF LIMESTONE
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
Reference (Deposit): USGS STRACZEK AND ROBERTS [Crittenden, M.D., Jr., Straczek, J.A., Roberts, R.J., 1961, Manganese deposits in the Drum Mountains, Juab and Millard Counties, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1082-H, 51 p.]
Reference (Deposit): MCCARTHY, JH AND OTHERS, 1969 , GOLD BEARING JASPEROID IN THE DRUM MTN: USGS CIRC 623
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, BS AND OTHERS, 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER III, P. 463
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