The Garfield Smelter is a copper mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.7461, -112.14830
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Garfield Smelter MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Garfield Smelter
Secondary: (Facility) Garfield Copper Smelter
Secondary: Kennecott Copper Smelter
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Kennecott Corp. (Div Of Rtz Corp Plc)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1994
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Smelter
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): MESA MET-NONMET MINE FILE REF USBM PROD TABS
Reference (Deposit): OWNER-OP: KENNECOTT COPPER CORP CAP 250000 ST CU
Reference (Deposit): UTAH COPPER STORY KENN COPPER CORPUTAH COPPER DIVISION
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