Mine detail: Highland Boy

Previously called 'Utah - ApexUtah Consolidated Mining Company'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.51522, -112.16802

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Secondary:	Lead, Silver, Gold
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Specularite
Gangue:	Calcite, Olivine, Quartz, Serpentine, Tremolite
Orebody form:	THREE WELL - DEFINED LENSES
Discovery year:	1873

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1896

Geology

Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Monzonite
Structure:	Limestone (N 45 - 80 E, 25 - 55 N), Fissures (N 85 E; N 85 W; N 30 - 45 W; N - S), Slip Planes (N - Ne, 90 ; E - Ne, 45 N)
Alteration processes:	Oxidation To A Depth Of 300 Ft

References

MRDS	DC14141
DEP	10106663
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS BULL. 213, 1902, P. 108.}{Deposit:: USGS BULL. 260, 1904, P. 238.}{Deposit:: 3A) USGS PROF PAPER 38 , P. 264 .}{Deposit:: 3B) USGS MIN. RES. 1916 - 1924 .}{Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-12-1965}
Reporter	Mc Coy, Gail, Wong, George (Tooker, Ed)