Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR, TABULAR
Ore controlMost Of Ore Came From Brain Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone,Dolomite,Till · Tintic Quartzite,;Deseret Limestone
Associated rockGranite · Grizzly Dike
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault, Alta Overthrust Fault, Snow And Howland Fault, Brain And Garfield Fissures
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1902
Identification
Deposit ID10021035
MRDS IDDC14737
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.58966, -111.63939
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PP 201, P. 118-120.JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTON MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, P. 119.