Utah · Beaver County
Producer

OK Mine

Beaver County, Utah, United States
CopperSilverIronMolybdenumGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Iron, Molybdenum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu-Breccia pipe
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody form"KNIFE-LIKE SEAMS"/BRECCIA CHIMNEYS
Ore controlFissure System (One N-S) (One East-West) Main Fissure N 80 Deg W Is In Fault Gouge
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Cuprite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueOrthoclase, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Plutonic Rock · OK Stock
StructureBasin And Range, Beaver Lake Mtns
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline; Sevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationSericitic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1900
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10101379
MRDS IDD000632
Alternate namesHidden Treasure, Maria, Copper Ranch, OK Copper, South Utah Copper Project, Bawana, Eagle, Milford, Cortex, Mary 1, Western Utah Copper
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates38.48329, -113.13136
References
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