Copper Blossom

The Copper Blossom is a copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,152 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: Copper Blossom  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 41.57667, -112.01222

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Copper Blossom MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Blossom


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Box Elder


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Range


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4


References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE


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