Dyer Mine

The Dyer Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,829 feet.

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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: Dyer Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Uintah

Elevation: 9,829 Feet (2,996 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.73556, -109.56750

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Dyer Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dyer Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Carbonate District


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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1897
Discovery Year: 1887
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 , NW 1/4 , SEC. 16

Comment (Workings): UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ARE CAVED OR IN UNSTABLE GROUND AND WERE NOT ENTERED


References

Reference (Deposit): PRUITT, R.G., 1961 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF UINTAH CO.: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 71

Reference (Deposit): UNTERMAN, E., 1921 , OLD "DYER MINE" REGION GEOLOGICALLY DESCRIBED: SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, VOL. 22 , NO. 23 , MARCH 15 , 1921

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 111 , P. 599 - 606

Reference (Deposit): 1920 COMPILE BUTLER, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH

Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON UTAH GEOL AND MIN. SURVEY, MIN. RESOURCES OF UINTAH CO.

Reference (Production): MCCARTHY, B.M., 1977


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