Salt Valley Claims

The Salt Valley Claims is a copper mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,751 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: Salt Valley Claims  

State:  Utah

County:  Grand

Elevation: 4,751 Feet (1,448 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.85889, -109.76917

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Satelite image of the Salt Valley Claims

Salt Valley Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Salt Valley Claims


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Thompson District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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
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: Lisbon Prong - Salt Anticline Region


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR - SCATTERED


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Chlorite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): DEPOSIT RESOURCES APPEAR TO BE NEGLIGIBLE

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: SE 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SEC 36

Comment (Deposit): DUPLICATE W028171 HAS BEEN DELETED.


References

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