Utah Copper Division of Kennecott Cu

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

Copper Lead Molybdenum Silver

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryCopper, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit sizeLarge

WorkingsSurface/Underground

Orebody formPLAN VIEW-ISOSCELES TRIANGLE

Materials

Ore mineralsMolybdenite

Geology

Host rockGranite · Bingham Mine Formation; Quartzite, Limestone;Butterfield Formation; Quartzite

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

First production1874

Discovery year1863

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References

PETERS, W., ET AL, 1966, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM CANYON PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS, UTAH: GEOLOGY OF PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICAPETERS, W., ETAL., 1966, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM CANYON PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS, UTAH: GEOLOGY OF PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA1903 DIREXPL UTAH COPPER CO.1915 DIREXPL KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.R.B. TAYLOR AND R.U. KING

Identification

Deposit ID10008465

MRDS IDD000641

Alternate namesBingham Mine

RegionNA

Data scoreC

Coordinates40.51661, -112.1508