Jesse Ewing Canyon

The Jesse Ewing Canyon is a copper mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 7,077 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: Jesse Ewing Canyon  

State:  Utah

County:  Daggett

Elevation: 7,077 Feet (2,157 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.9358, -109.15830

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Satelite image of the Jesse Ewing Canyon

Jesse Ewing Canyon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jesse Ewing Canyon


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Daggett


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains


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

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN W R 1965 GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE AREA UTAH COLO

Reference (Deposit): GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL 66

Reference (Deposit): PROF PAPER 111 672 P

Reference (Deposit): RITZMA H R 1959 GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH DAGGETT COUNTIES UTAH

Reference (Deposit): WYO USGS PROF PAPER 490

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER B S AND OTHERS 1920 THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH USGS


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