Caliente #5

The Caliente #5 is a copper and uranium mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,079 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: Caliente #5  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 5,079 Feet (1,548 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.085, -113.03417

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Caliente #5 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Caliente #5


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Vermilion Cliffs Area; Kolob


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Grand Staircase - Vermilion Cliffs


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Cordilleran Hingeline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Development): UGMS PERSONNEL DID RECONAISSANCE OF AREA IN 1973

Comment (Deposit): DUPLICATE DC15456 HAS BEEN DELETED.


References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS FILES

Reference (Deposit): PILLMORE, C.L., 1956, PHOTOGEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VIRGIN SE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH AND MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP I-179


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