Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlContact Between West Wall Of Dike And Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Tintic Quartzite;Lamprophyre Dike
Associated rockLamprophyre
StructureN. Flank Big Cottonwood Uplift, Dike N 30 E, Vertical
Tectonic settingShelf
AlterationDike Is Decomposed
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10021005
MRDS IDDC14667
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.63883, -111.69023
References
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURV. BULL. 114.CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR, 1965. GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT AIRE QUADRANGLE, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP GQ-379CALKINS, F.C. AND B.S. BUTLER, 1943. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA. UTAH: U.S. GEOL. SURY. PROF. PAPER 201BUTLER AND OTHERS, 1920. THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 111HIGGINS, W.C., 1916, SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, JULY 15, 1916HIGGINS, W.C., 1916, SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, P. 16