Ridge Copper

The Ridge Copper is a mine located in Kane county, Utah at an elevation of 5,869 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

Name: Ridge Copper  

State:  Utah

County:  Kane

Elevation: 5,869 Feet (1,789 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.46722, -111.97778

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Ridge Copper MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ridge Copper
Secondary: Surprise


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Kane
District: Cannonville Area


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Ruland Veater
Home Office: Panguitch,Ut.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tropic Amphitheater


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: POD AND PIPE-LIKE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limenization


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): SW

Comment (Deposit): SCATTERED PODS AND PIPES OVER 5 % OF AREA.

Comment (Workings): A FEW SCRAPPINGS - ONE DIGGING 5 FT. X 5 FT. X 5 FT.


References

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