Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSkipper Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Cerussite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone,Dolomite · Tintic Quartzite;Gardison
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNorth Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault, Alta Thrust Zone, Skipper Fissure, Ne Trending Dikes
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Identification
Deposit ID10021036
MRDS IDDC14741
Alternate namesAlta United Mines, South Hecla Mining Co., Lexington Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.58161, -111.64745
References
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 201, P.127-128.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., P. 128.