Copper Mtn. Group

The Copper Mtn. Group is a copper and iron mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 7,379 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Copper Mtn. Group
Secondary: Salt Lake Copper Co.

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Uranium Petroleum Corp.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Pilot Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR, TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Copper Mountain Fault Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization, Argillitization

Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CU 3%, FE 11.4%, ZN 0.1%, NO LEAD, AG 0.2 OZ/TON, AU TRACE, AND WO2 0.02%

Materials

Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Goethite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Halloysite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Alunite
Gangue: Sericite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORE HAS MILLING PROBLEMS.

Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST 3 SEPARATE ORE BODIES WITHIN A DISTANCE OF 2,000 FEET

Comment (Location): SW/4

Comment (Workings): 2 LARGE OPEN PITS AT SURFACE

Comment (Geology): STOCK EXPOSED 0.5 MILE TO SE.

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: BLUE, 1960, P. 110 OF REMAINING LOW GRADE ORE

Reference (Deposit): RYAN, G.H., 1914, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS IN LUCIN MINING DISTRICT: SALT LAKE MIN. REV. 16, APRIL 30

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER III.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY: SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, P. 83.

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970, UPDATED 1976, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UGMS BULL. 88, P. 14-15.

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON B.S. BUTLER, PROF. PAP. 111

Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON D.M. BLUE-U OF U M.S. THESIS

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UTAH GEOL & MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BLUE, 1960, P. 91

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