Utah · Salt Lake County
Past Producer

Scottish Chief Mine

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
SilverLeadCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSINOUS POD SHAPED SHOOT
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Pyromorphite, Silver
GangueGarnet, Limonite
Geology
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationLimestone Is Metamorphosed To A Hard Whitish And Greenish Hornfels Containing Diopside And Scapolite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1902-1904
Identification
Deposit ID10020852
MRDS IDDC14131
Alternate namesSilver King Mining Co. Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.62272, -111.56939
References
BOUTWELL,J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DIST.: USGS PROF. PAPER 77, P. 224-225.CALKINS,F.C. & BUTLER,B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA: USGS PROF. PAPER 201, P. 112.JAMES,L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 114, P. 82-86.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-13-1958JAMES, 1979, P. 85