Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formUNKNOWN
Ore controlIntersections Of Favorable Beds Of Fitchville And Gardison With Mineralized Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Copper, Galena
GangueGoethite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Gardison Limestone;Fitchville
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite To Granite Dikes
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault, Alta Thrust Zone And Superior Faults
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10021016
MRDS IDDC14687
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.60244, -111.63828
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114 PG. 74-75CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 201, P. 121, PLATE 41.