Utah · Piute County
Past Producer
Copper Belt Mine
Piute County, Utah, United States
Copper
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Copper
Secondary
Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Veins
Materials
Ore minerals
Bornite, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue
Limonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rock
Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
Tectonic setting
Basin & Range - Colorado Plateau Transition
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1880
Discovery year
1879
Identification
Deposit ID
10088071
MRDS ID
DB00518
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
38.42941, -112.33078
References
CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 43 - 44PERRY, L. I., 1978