Dutch John Mountain Workings

The Dutch John Mountain Workings is a copper mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 6,519 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Dutch John Mountain Workings

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Daggett
District: Dutch John Area

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

Owner Name: Forest Service

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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: SHEET-LIKE

Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift

Type: L
Description: Near Uinta Fault Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None

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
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

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

Comment (Deposit): THIN OXIDE CU COATINGS ALONG BEDDING PLANES

Comment (Workings): 1 VERTICLE AND 2 INCLINED SHAFTS - EACH 35 TO 50 FEET DEEP

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST, UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO.: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY, BULL. 66, P. 93

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1961, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DUTCH JOHN MOUNTAIN AND GOSLIN MOUNTAINS QUAD, UTAH-WYO.: USGS MAP I-324

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE AREA, UTAH-COLO-WYO: USGS PROF. PAPER 490, 196 P

Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP HANSEN, MAP I 234

Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP HANSEN, W.R., P.P. 490

Reference (Production): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST - UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY

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