Six Shooter Canyon

The Six Shooter Canyon is a mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,050 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: Six Shooter Canyon  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 6,050 Feet (1,844 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.2525, -114.04000

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Six Shooter Canyon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Six Shooter Canyon


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining 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

Type: Surface/Underground


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: Pilot Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR TO TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marbleization, Epidotization


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Serpentine
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Marble
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): CENTER

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL SMALL MINERALIZED AREAS

Comment (Workings): CUTS AND SHORT ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): BLUE, D. M., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LUCIN MINING DISTRICT, BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH AND ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.

Reference (Deposit): 1973 MINEMAP UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVE

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.


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