Little Dot

The Little Dot is a mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 11,001 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: Little Dot  

State:  Utah

County:  Grand

Elevation: 11,001 Feet (3,353 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.53861, -109.23889

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Little Dot MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Dot


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Grand
District: La Sal Mountains


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1896
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: La Sal Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fissure


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Workings): ADIT CAVED AT PORTAL


References

Reference (Deposit): 1958 COMPILE HUNT, C.B., PROFESSIONAL PAPER 294-I

Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON HILL, J.M., BULL 530


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