Utah · Salt Lake County
Past Producer

Big Cottonwood Mine

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
CopperIronTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryIron
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTHREE LENS - SHAPE ORE BODIES
Materials
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Forsterite, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Scheelite
Other materialsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Enstatite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationSkarn Zone, 50 Ft Wide, Along The Contact Zone.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10021033
MRDS IDDC14732
Alternate namesGreat Western Mines Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.58355, -111.58522
References
BULLOCK,K.C., 1970, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 88, P. 72.JAMES,L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 114, P. 87-88.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-29-1971