Us and Lark Mines

The Us and Lark Mines is a copper mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah.

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: Us and Lark Mines  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.5042, -112.16000

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Us and Lark Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Us and Lark Mines
Secondary: Us Smelting Refining and Mining Co


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Mercury


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Kennecott Iv Industries
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1980


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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

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Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): V 70 P 856-833

Reference (Deposit): HUNT R N 1924 ORE IN THE LIMESTONE AT BINGHAM UTAH TRANS AIM

Reference (Deposit): TRICT UTAH USGS PROF PAPER 38

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER B S 1920 ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH USGS PROF PAPER 111

Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL J M 1905 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DIS

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY E H USGS PERSONAL FILES


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