Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Copper Cup Claim

Tooele County, Utah, United States
TungstenCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlN86e, 40se Breccia Zone, Bedding Plane Fractures, Limestone-Quartz Monzonite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite, Scheelite
GangueHematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Gold Hill Stock
StructureBasin And Range
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationBleaching And Recrystallization Of Ls.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10041763
MRDS IDM057527
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.19826, -113.84807
References
SRC.REF: EVERETT, F.D., 1961, P. 27MESSENGER, H. M. III 1980 ON-SITE-INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEYNOLAN T.B. 1935 THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 177EVERETT, F.D. 1961, TUNGSTEN DEP. IN UTAH: USBM INF CIRCULAR 8014 P. 271935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, PL.EVERETT, F.D., 1961, USBM INF. CIRC. 8014, P. 27