Jesse Ewing Canyon Claim

The Jesse Ewing Canyon Claim is a copper mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 7,080 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Jesse Ewing Canyon Claim

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Iron

Location

State: Utah
County: Daggett
District: Jesse Ewing Canyon

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR, IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MOST COPPER MINERALIZATION COATS FRACTURES OF AMPHIBOLE INTERBEDDED IN MICACEOUS QUARTZITE, SOME IS ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ AND FELDSPAR RICH PEGMATITES OR VEINS.

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4

Comment (Workings): MOST ARE SHALLOW SHAFTS OR PITS, BULLDOZINGS AND SHORT ADITS. LONGEST ADIT AT LEAST 275 FT. LONG.

References

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF. PAPER 111, 672 P.

Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO.: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 66

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE AREA, UTAH-COLO-WYO: U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF. PAPER 490

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, PROF. PAPER 111, P 604-605

Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP HANSEN, W.R., PROF. PAPER 490

Reference (Deposit): 1980 RECON UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY (THIS REPORT)

Reference (Production): DOELLING, H.H., 1980 - GEOLOGIST, UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SUR.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING H.H., 1980 - GEOLOGIST, UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SURVEY ON-SITE INVEST.

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