The Jenny Joe Occurrence is a copper mine located in Weber county, Utah at an elevation of 5,860 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
Elevation: 5,860 Feet (1,786 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.33111, -111.93139
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Jenny Joe Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jenny Joe Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Weber
District: Sierra Madre District
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ogden Thrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)
Comment (Workings): SMALL PITS AND BLASTINGS 30 FT IN LENGTH, AND PIT 3X2X2 FT DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): SORENSEN, J.H., AND CRITLENDEN, M.D. JR, 1972, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF PART OF THE WASATCH RANGE NEAR OGDEN, UTAH: USGS MAP MF-428
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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