Detroit District

The Detroit District is a copper and gold mine located in Juab county, Utah.

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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

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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:
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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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