Blue Rock

The Blue Rock is a mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 7,677 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: Blue Rock  

State:  Utah

County:  Utah

Elevation: 7,677 Feet (2,340 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.5414, -111.59390

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Satelite image of the Blue Rock

Blue Rock MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Rock
Secondary: Pacific


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: American Fork District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: East Utah Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976


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

Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Barite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): P.P. 201 COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH BY U.S.G.S.


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