Copper Leaf Shaft

The Copper Leaf Shaft is a mine located in Utah 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: Copper Leaf Shaft  

State:  Utah

County:  Utah

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

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.97111, -112.06111

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Copper Leaf Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Leaf Shaft


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Tintic District


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Central Standard Mining Co.
Home Office: Salt Lake, City Ut.

Owner Name: Kennecott Copper Corp., Division Of Soltio Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
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

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Ne And Nw Faults

Type: L
Description: Minor N Ne Fractures


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT

Comment (Workings): SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 500, 1000, 1200 FT.

Comment (Geology): IMPORTANCE OF MIOCENE INTRUSION NOT ESTABLISHED K1 IS UNVERIFIED

Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT; GASES ENCOUNTERED BELOW 900 LEVEL, ALSO INCREASED ALTERATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 5 PERS COMM


References

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.

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

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.

Reference (Deposit): MORGENSEN, A.P., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1983.


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