The Valeo Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 7,579 feet.
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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
Elevation: 7,579 Feet (2,310 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.59944, -111.46306
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Valeo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Valeo Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Wasatch
District: Blue Ledge (Park City) 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: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Metamorphosed Limestone Strikes N 75 E, Dip 60 - 70 Ne. Two Fissure Systems: 1) N 40 E, Nw; 2) Nw, Ne Dip
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1896 ORES SHIPPED CONTAIN 29 % CU, 10 - 14 OZ AG, $6 - 8 AU PER TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS PRIOR TO 1912 INCLUDE THREE ADITS, 200 , 1000 , AND 1200 FT.
Comment (Geology): THE WALL ROCKS ARE HIGHLY LIMONITIC, HEMATITIC, AND MANGANIFEROUS METAMORPHIC LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S., BAKER, A.A. AND CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR., 1970 , GEOL MAP OF HEBER QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 864
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF PARK CITY DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 77 , P. 196 - 197
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