Big Mitt and Blue Point Mine

The Big Mitt and Blue Point Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,299 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: Big Mitt and Blue Point Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 40.60583, -111.78833

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Big Mitt and Blue Point Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Mitt and Blue Point Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Big Cottonwood Canyon Mouth Area


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1904
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: OTHER UNKNOWN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault Zone


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 3 PPM MO
Analytical Data: 90 PPM ZN
Analytical Data: 70 PPM PB
Analytical Data: 50 PPM CU
Analytical Data: .07 PPM AU
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE 1 PPM AG


Materials

Gangue: Plagioclase
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Comment (Production): SEVERAL SMALL SHIPMENTS PRIOR TO 1913

Comment (Workings): 6 ADITS FROM 65-230 FT. IN LENGTH REPORTED IN 1907. ON SITE INVESTIGATION SHOWS SEVERAL PROSPECTS AND 3 ADITS

Comment (Deposit): TUNNELS EXTEND EASTERLY INTO THE CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN THESE TWO FORMATIONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Geology): ARGILLIZED PLAGIOCLASE AND QUARTZ PHENOCRYSTS UP TO 1 CM. IN. DIAMETER


References

Reference (Deposit): JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 114, P. 49, TABLE 5.

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DRAPER QUADRANGLE, UTAH = USGS MAP GQ-377.

Reference (Production): JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 49.


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