(Facility) Garfield Copper Refinery

The (Facility) Garfield Copper Refinery is a copper mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,200 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

Name: (Facility) Garfield Copper Refinery  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.7367, -112.15500

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(Facility) Garfield Copper Refinery MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: (Facility) Garfield Copper Refinery
Secondary: Kennecott Refinery
Secondary: Garfield Refinery


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid


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

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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

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Refiner
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): MESA MET-NONMET MINE FILE REF

Reference (Deposit): USBM PROD TABULATIONS OWNER-OP: KENNECOTT COPPER

Reference (Deposit): UTAH COPPER STORY,KENNECOTT COPPERCORP,UTAH COPPER DIVISION


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