Volcano Ridge Nw Prospects

The Volcano Ridge Nw Prospects is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,984 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: Volcano Ridge Nw Prospects  

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 5,984 Feet (1,824 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 39.85889, -112.12306

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Volcano Ridge Nw Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Volcano Ridge Nw Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District


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

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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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Probably Within Tintic Mountain Caldera

Type: L
Description: N 53 E Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL PITS AND DRILLING PADS ASSOCIATED WITH DRILLING PROGRAM TO EXPLORE DISSEMINATED MINERALIZATION AT DEPTH


References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F; 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 107, 282 P.

Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., (ED.), 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE TINTIC MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE AND ADJACENT PARTS OF THE MCINTYRE QUADRANGLE, JUAB AND UTAH COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS MAP I-883


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