Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCHIMNEY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone,Dolomite · Maxfield Limestone
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch; East Of Wasatch Fault, Alta Overthrust, Zone.
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1871
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10020854
MRDS IDDC14133
Alternate namesCraig Tunnel, New Goodspeed Tunnel, Kennebec Consolidated Group, Kennebec Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.60772, -111.65107
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD.; USGS MAP GQ-378.CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PP 201, PG. 107-109.JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, PG. 71-73.USGS PP 201, PG. 109