The Copper Wedge Claim is a copper and iron mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Iron
Lat, Long: 39.46278, -113.26333
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Copper Wedge Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Wedge Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: House Range
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: State Of Utah
Home Office: Utah
Owner Name: Clarence Gardner
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Garnet
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS A LARGE CALCITE VEIN THAT STRIKES PARALLEL TO THE DIP OF THE BEDS (EAST AT 16 DEGREES)
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
