Upper Baer Canyon Workings

The Upper Baer Canyon Workings is a copper mine located in Davis county, Utah at an elevation of 6,040 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: Upper Baer Canyon Workings  

State:  Utah

County:  Davis

Elevation: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.03528, -111.87806

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Upper Baer Canyon Workings MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Upper Baer Canyon Workings


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Davis
District: Kaysville Area


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 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: Wasatch Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM DUMP OF EAST ADIT: AG - .3 PPM, AU - .12 PPM, CU - 1.02%, PB - 30 PPM, ZN - 45 PPM


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS EXPLORE A PEGMATITE DIKE

Comment (Workings): THREE SMALL ADITS, WEST ONE IS OPEN, OTHER TWO ARE COLLAPSED, THEY AVERAGE 20 FT. LONG.

Comment (Location): THE PROSPECT IS AT THE SAME. APPROXIMATE LOCATION GIVEN BY BURANEK (1942) FOR AN ASBESTOS DEPOSITS BUT THE DESCRIPTIONS DON'T MATCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977


References

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, B., 1979, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PRECAMBRIAN FARMINGTON CANYON COMPLEX AND SURROUNDING ROCKS IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS BETWEEN OGDEN AND BOUNTIFUL, UTAH: USGS OFR 79-709

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B., 1983, ON SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS.

Reference (Deposit): BURANEK, A.M., 1942, INITIAL REPORT ON THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BEAR CANYON, DAVIS CO., UTAH: UGMS CIRCULAR 1, 4 P.


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