Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
TertiaryBismuth, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite,Lamprophyre
StructureFracture Zone (Ne, Steep Se), G. P. Dikes (N - S, Vertical), Lamprophyre Dikes (E - Ne, Steep S)
AlterationThe Diorite And Adjoining Rocks Are Intensely Altered Consisting Of Calcic Feldspar, Diopside, Titanite, And Garnet.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1941-1943
Identification
Deposit ID10021011
MRDS IDDC14677
Alternate namesBig Cottonwood Coalition
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.62522, -111.60328
References
CALKINS,F.C. & BUTLER,B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA: USGS PROF. PAPER 201, P. 111-112.JAMES,L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 114, P. 75-76.USBM MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1928-43CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965