Ogden Boilermakers Claim

The Ogden Boilermakers Claim is a copper and lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 7,959 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: Ogden Boilermakers Claim  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 7,959 Feet (2,426 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead

Lat, Long: 41.42833, -111.95833

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Ogden Boilermakers Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ogden Boilermakers Claim


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Willard District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): ESTIMATED LOCATION

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE UPPER ALGONKIAN QUARTZITE IS CUT ON THE SURFACE BY A VEIN OF WHITE QUARTZ WHICH CONTAINS SCATTERED GRANULAR BUNCHES OF GALENA AND A LITTLE TETRAHEDRITE AND IS STAINED WITH MALACHITE AND AZURITE.

Comment (Deposit): 1200 FT TUNNEL FAILED TO INTERSECT VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,BS AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 222


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