The Water Canyon Mine is a mine located in Juab county, Utah.
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Mine Info
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Water Canyon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Water Canyon Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Spring Creek
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
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Quartzite Strikes N 5 - 10 W, Dip 45 - 60 W. Faults Strike N 60 - 70 W, Dip N-S
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1973 ASSAY 0 - 1.05 % CU
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION UNKNOWN DUE TO UNAVAILABLE MAP.
Comment (Workings): A 205 FT ADIT BEARING N 63 E
References
Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K. C., 1973 , MIN DEP OF DEEP CREEK MTNS: UTAH GEOL & MIN SURV BULL 99 , P. 59
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