Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Maxfield Limestone;Gardison Limestone
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Grizzly Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingCordilleran Hingeline, Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Last production1873
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10014882
MRDS IDD011959
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.59911, -111.61995
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 N. 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. AND SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534CALKINS AND BUTLER, 1943