The Jsp 133 is a copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.55583, -113.03972
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Jsp 133 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jsp 133
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Detroit District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Owner Name: State Land Board
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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Drum Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PIPE-LIKE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Drum Mtns Homocline N30 Deg. E At 30-50 Deg. W
Type: L
Description: Local Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 23-TPM-12 IS FROM MOST EASTERLY DUMP
Materials
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS FOLLOW VEIN ALONG DIP OF BEDS AND ALONG STRIKE OF A SMALL EAST-WEST FAULT
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT, CAVED AT PORTAL. SMALL DUMP INDICATES WORKINGS NO DEEPER THAN 50 FT. THE SHAFT IS CONNECTED BY AN INCLINE ABOUT 200 WEST OF PORTAL.
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY, ON SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, USGS PP 111
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, USGS BULL. 1082-H
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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