Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlControlled By Faulting Along Contact. The Dike Strikes N50 Deg. E & Dips 80 Deg. Se
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Limestone G (Wheeler Formation)
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
StructureBasin And Range, A Faulted Homocline Striking N 20 Deg. W And Dipping 30 Deg. Sw
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationSilification, Jasperoid, Marble
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsINTEMITTENT 1904 - 1944
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10020443
MRDS IDDC13238
Alternate namesThis Claim Was Originally Staked As the Copperhead, By Which It Is Most Well Known. It Was Staked As the Gold Chief, Claims From 1925-1950. It Was Also Known As the Black Diamond In, 1929. It Is Part of A Group of 6 Claims That Obtained Its Present, Name From Its Present Owners
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.55939, -113.03164
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, UT: USGS BULL. 1082-HDOELLING, H.H., 1969, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DYKE CLAIMS, SEC. 36, T14S, R11W, DRUM MTNS, JUAB COUNTY UTAH: UT GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY RI #41.USGS MINERALS YEARBOOK: 1916 PT 1, P. 443; 1917 PT. 1, P. 189; 1918 PT. 1, P. 389; 1919 PT 1., P. 435SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, MARCH 30, 1916, P. 17CRANE, G.W., 1934, GEOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF COMPANY HOLDINGS IN THE DETROIT DISTRICT: REPORT TO MR. FRANK SYLVESTER, PRESIDENT OF UTAH CENTRAL MINES COMPANY FROM G.W. CRANE, CONSULTING GEOLOGIST, MARCH 15, 1934, MAPS, SURVEYS, ASSAYS, ETC.1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111941 DIREXPL USBM DIAMOND DRILLING1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, M.D., USGS BULL 1082-HCRANE, G.W., 1934, COMPANY REPORT: UTAH CENTRAL MINES CO.