Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR, TABULAR
Ore controlIntersection Of Alta Thrust With Cardiff And Other Fissures; Fissure In Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsEnargite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone · Tintic Quartzite;Deseret Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite To Granite Dikes
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch; East Of Wasatch Fault, East And West Superior Faults, Alta Overthrust, Cardiff Fissure
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10020853
MRDS IDDC14132
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.60827, -111.6544
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 201, P. 109-111.JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, UTAH UGMS BULLETIN 114, PG. 65-68.JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 66.