The South Utah is a copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah.
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South Utah MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Utah
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Fee Ownership
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Centurion Mines Corp
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1995
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED 200 MI SW OF SALT LAKE CITY ALONG THE MAIN LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. LOCATED NEAR THE OK OPEN PIT COPPER MINE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): LOW LEVEL GOLD AND SILVER MINERALIZATION OCCURS AT THE SURFACE AND IN DRILL CUTTINGS.
Comment (Exploration): SURFACE MINABLE. SUITABLE FOR SX/EW COPPER RECOVERY. BEST DRILL HOLE INTERCEPT HAD 230 FT OF 0.979% COPPER AND 0.029% MOLYBDENUM, BEGINNING AT THE SURFACE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, JUN 9, 1995, P 424
Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD, APR 26, 1995, P 14
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