Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, PIPES, PODS, LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsAurichalcite, Cuprite, Galena, Limonite, Malachite, Smithsonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone · Tintic Quartzite;Ophir Shale
Associated rockDiorite
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault, Carbonate Reverse Fault (100 Ft South), Alta Overthrust Zone
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1872
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10021007
MRDS IDDC14669
Alternate namesHomeward Bound Tunnel, Carbonate Tunnel, Little Giant Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.62244, -111.6669
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.JAMES, L.P., 1973, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, PG. 62-64.CALKING, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH:USGS PP 201, PG. 104-106.CALKINS, F.C AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, P. 105.