Old Faithful Mine

The Old Faithful Mine is a copper mine located in Wayne county, Utah at an elevation of 7,759 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: Old Faithful Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Wayne

Elevation: 7,759 Feet (2,365 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.19861, -111.29500

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Old Faithful Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Old Faithful Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Wayne
District: Miners Mountain Area


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/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Riley R. Osborn


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1912
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Circle Cliffs - Teasdale Anticline


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Teasdale Anticline


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

Analytical Data: 18 INCH CHIP. CU - 625 PPM. PB - 175 PPM, 2 N - 250 PPM. NI - 310 PPM, AG - 6 PPM, AU - .08 PPM
Analytical Data: 3 FT. CHANNEL - CU-290 PPM. PB-3460 PPM, 2N-337 PPM, NI-100 PPM, AG-21 PPM, AU-LESS THAN .02 PPM


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 17

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS EVIDENT ONLY FROM FLOAT. NO MINERALIZATION OBSERVED IN BED ROCK.

Comment (Workings): UNDER GROUND WORKINGS CAVED AT PORTAL


References

Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON SMITH ETAL PROFESSIONAL PAPER

Reference (Production): ORAL COMMUNICATION - RILEY OSBORN, MINE OWNER

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER B. S., PROFESSIONAL PAPER

Reference (Deposit): WELLS, L.F., GEOLOGIC REPORT, HAPPY JACK CLAIMS.

Reference (Deposit): MUTH, J.V., 1965, THE GEOLOGY OF MINERS MOUNTAIN (A PRELIMINARY REPORT): WRITTEN FOR RILEY R. OSBORN, TORREY, UTAH.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, F. J., JR., HUFF, L. C., HINRICHS, N. E., LUEDKE, R. G., 1963 , GEOLOGY OF THE CAPITOL REEF AREA, WAYNE AND GARFIELD CO., UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 363 .

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., LOUGHLIN, G. F., HEIKES, V. C., AND OTHERS, 1920 , THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER III .


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