Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNortheast Striking Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone,Dolomite · Humbug Formation;Deseret Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Intermediate Dikes
StructureVinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Northeast Striking Shear Or Normal Fault
Tectonic settingCordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt
AlterationMinor Silicification And Bleaching Adjacent To Veins, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1940
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10014852
MRDS IDD011909
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.61855, -111.60911
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