Phil Shop Hollow Copper Prospect

The Phil Shop Hollow Copper Prospect is a copper mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,640 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: Phil Shop Hollow Copper Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Morgan

Elevation: 5,640 Feet (1,719 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.02972, -111.59722

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Phil Shop Hollow Copper Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Phil Shop Hollow Copper Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Devil'S Slide Area


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Rees, S.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault


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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): SMALL PROSPECT

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4


References

Reference (Deposit): MULLENS, T.E. AND LARAWAY, W.H., 1964, GEOL. OF THE DEVIL'S SLIDE QUAD.: U.S.G.S. MF-290.

Reference (Deposit): REES, S., 1980, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.


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