Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissures
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone,Dolomite · Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone
Associated rockPlutonic Rock · Intermediate Dikes
StructureVinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hinge Line, Northeast Striking Fissures, Normal Faults, And Thrust Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range - Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hinge Line, Sevier Overthrust Belt
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Last production1934
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10014853
MRDS IDD011910
Alternate namesBodfish Tunnel, Alta Tunnel and Transportation Co., Prince of Wales Group, Lucky Dutchman Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.61188, -111.61967
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-534CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S. 1943