Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlIntersection Of Favorable Limestone Beds With Northeast Striking Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Ophir Formation;Maxfield Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Intermediate Dikes
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline, Wellington Fissure
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline
AlterationBleaching, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Last production1918
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10014877
MRDS IDD011949
Alternate namesAlbion Consolidated Mining Co., South Hecla Mining Co., Alta United Holdings, Albion Mining Co., Alta Germania Mines Co., Mineral Flat Mining, Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.57911, -111.62411
References
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 AND BUTLER, 1943