Venus Mine

The Venus Mine is a copper mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 11,339 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: Venus Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Grand

Elevation: 11,339 Feet (3,456 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.5375, -109.24139

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Venus Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Venus Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Grand
District: La Sal Mountains


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1896
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: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: La Sal Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fissure


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Syenite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Syenite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): TWO ADDITIONAL SMALL ADITS WERE SEEN WITHIN 100 FT TO THE EAST AND WEST OF THE VENUS ADIT


References

Reference (Deposit): 1958 COMPILE HUNT, C.B., USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 294-I

Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON HILL, J.M., USGS BULL 530

Reference (Deposit): HUNT, C.B., 1956 , STRUCTURAL AND IGNEOUS GEOLOGY OF THE LA SAL MTNS, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER. 294-I


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