Mt. Pennell

The Mt. Pennell is a copper mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 10,000 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

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Site Name

Primary: Mt. Pennell

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Henry Mtns./Pennell

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: Kay Hunt
Home Office: Hanksville

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Henry Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Laccolithic Mtn.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLES UP TO 3.4 PERCENT COPPER

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Production): LESS THAN 100 TONS (TEST LOTS)

Comment (Workings): CUTS ALONG VEIN AND SHORT ADIT

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: DOELLING, 1975

Reference (Deposit): HUNT, C. B. AND OTHERS, 1953 GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE HENRY MOUNTAINS REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER P. 228 .

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING H. H. 1975 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 107 , P. 78 - 90 .

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, PROF PAPER 111

Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON UGMS, BULL. 107 , P. 127 - 129

Reference (Production): PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH OPERATOR, 1966

Reference (Reserve-Resource): THIS REVIEW

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