Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Iron, Gold
SecondarySilver, Lead
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOD
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Scheelite
Geology
Associated rockDiorite · Clayton Peak Stock;Alta Stock
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hinge
Tectonic settingCordilleran Hingeline, Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID10014864
MRDS IDD011932
Alternate namesGreat Western Mines Co., Mountain Lake Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.59911, -111.57411
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