The Snake Creek District is a copper mine located in Wasatch county, Utah.
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Snake Creek District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snake Creek District
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Wasatch
District: SNAKE CREEK DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: CONTACT METASOMATISM
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: OVERTHRUST
Description: GRIZZLY OVERTHRUST ON THE SLOPES OF SUNSET PEAK.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: INTENSE CONTACT METAMORPHISM ALONG IGNEOUS-SEDIMENTARY CONTACT.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA: USGS PROF PAPER 201 , P. 113 - 114
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR, BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966 , GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUAD: USGS QUAD MAP GQ - 534
Reference (Deposit): HUNTLEY, D.B., 1885 , THE MINING INDUSTRIES OF UTAH: US 10TH CENSUS, VOL. 13 , P. 442
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