Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
SecondaryGold
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, POD
Ore controlNortheast Striking Fissures, North Striking Dike, Favorable Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Thaynes Formation;Woodside Shale
Associated rockDiorite · Diorite Porphyry Dike
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline, Northeast Striking Fissures
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline
AlterationSilicification, Iron Staining, Calc-Silicate Development, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1956
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10014862
MRDS IDD011926
Alternate namesKennelly Ground, Silver King Western, Silver King Coalition Mines Company
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.62022, -111.55939
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