Commodities
PrimaryIron, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlContact Zone Between Intrusive And Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite
GangueForsterite, Mica
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Clayton Peak Stock;Alta Stock
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10014890
MRDS IDD011975
Alternate namesGreat Western Mines Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.573, -111.58078
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