Ozark

The Ozark is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 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: Ozark  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 40.07639, -113.80583

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Ozark MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ozark


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ls Beds Have Been Thoroughly Altered Near The Qtz Monz To Silicate Minerals And Jasperoids


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1917 : 0.11 OZ/TON AU, 5.1 OZ/TON AG, 3.2 % CU


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TWO ORE SHOOTS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HANGING WALL OF VEIN IS A DARK PORPHYRY DIKE AND FOOTWALL IS A MASS OF JASPEROID 25 FT IN WIDTH


References

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 128.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-28-1955


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