Utah · Grand County
Occurrence

Venus Mine

Grand County, Utah, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSyenite
StructureFissure
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10089464
MRDS IDW026912
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.53749, -109.24208
References
HUNT, C.B., 1956 , STRUCTURAL AND IGNEOUS GEOLOGY OF THE LA SAL MTNS, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER. 294-I1913 RECON HILL, J.M., USGS BULL 5301958 COMPILE HUNT, C.B., USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 294-I