Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Copper
SecondaryGold, Zinc
TertiaryBismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNortheast Trending Fissures, Proximity To Dikes And Stock, Breccia Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone,Dolomite · Deseret Limestone;Gardison Limestone
Associated rockDiorite,Lamprophyre · Clayton Peak Stock;Intermediate Dikes
StructureVinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Numerous Northeast Striking Shear Zones And Normal Faults, Grizzly Thrust
Tectonic settingCordilleran Hingeline, Vinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt
AlterationTactite Along Intrusive Contacts, Minor Silicification And Bleaching Along Veins, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1904
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10014850
MRDS IDD011907
Alternate namesMannahansett, Woodlawn Mine, Big Cottonwood Coalition Group, Copper King, New Sensation, Gardner Adit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.60688, -111.60939
References
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. NO. 114.CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 201.BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 111.BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534