Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formOTHER, UNKNOWN
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Tintic Quartzite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch; East Of Wasatch Fault, Alta Thrust Zone
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10021019
MRDS IDDC14698
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.59688, -111.64496
References
BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1916, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE COTTONWOOD - AMERICAN FORK MINING AREA, UTAH: USGS BULL. 620-I, P. 187.BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 255-256.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP. GQ-378.JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UT: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1920, P. 256.