Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlNorth Striking Silver Fork Fault
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Silver Fork Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation, Bleaching, Recrystallization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014857
MRDS IDD011916
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.60244, -111.62411
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