Dml-6s Claim

The Dml-6s Claim is a copper mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,141 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Dml-6s Claim

Commodity

Primary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Desert Mtn Unorganized Dist.

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

Ownership

Owner Name: Grant I. Garth (Locator, 79)

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: Desert Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range

Type: L
Description: Area Is Bounded By 2 N-S Faults & Is Shattered W-Sw

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Limonite

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

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

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A TRENCH & A SMALL (2 X 2 FT) HAND DUG PIT

References

Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, W.G., 1972, MAGNETIC & GRAVITY STUDY OF DESERT MTN., JUAB CO., UT: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 95

Reference (Deposit): REES, D.C., ERICKSON, M.P., & WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOL. & DIATREMES OF DESERT MTN., UT: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY SS #42

Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOPHYS UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: BULL. 95

Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOLMAP UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: SS #42

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SUR.

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