Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Associated rockDiorite · Alta Stock
StructureVinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline, Southwest Striking Vein
Tectonic settingEastern Basin And Range Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline
AlterationSericitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10014869
MRDS IDD011937
Alternate namesMountain Lake Group, Tuscarora Chief Prospect, Great Western Mines Co
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.58438, -111.59689
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