Mine detail: Caliente #5

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Location: Washington County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.08499, -113.03496
dep_id: 10042266
mrds_id: M058733
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Malachite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface
ore_ctrl: Sandstone Channel Sand Lens
Reporter: Perry, Lee I., Shubat, Michael A.
hrock_unit: Shinarump Member Of The Chinle Formation
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Cordilleran Hingeline
tectonic: Colorado Plateau
References:
  • Deposit:: PERRY, L.I., 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS FILES
  • Deposit:: PILLMORE, C.L., 1956, PHOTOGEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VIRGIN SE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH AND MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP I-179
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