Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNortheast Trending Fissures, Proximity To Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone,Dolomite · Deseret Limestone;Gardison Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Intermediate Dikes
StructureVinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Numerous Northeast Striking Shear Zones And Normal Faults. Grizzly Thrust
Tectonic settingCordilleran Hingeline Sevier Overthrust Belt
AlterationTactite Along Intrusive Contacts, Minor Silicification And Bleaching Adjacent To Veins
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10014851
MRDS IDD011908
Alternate namesBig Cottonwood Coalition, Woodlawn Mine, Kentucky-Utah Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.61244, -111.60828
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.