Utah · Salt Lake County
Past Producer

Superior Mine

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
SilverLeadCopperZincGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlLamprophyre Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Tintic Quartzite
Associated rockLamprophyre
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch; East Of Wasatch Fault, Alta Thrust Zone; West Of The Superior Fault
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10021038
MRDS IDDC14743
Alternate namesWest Toledo Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.59133, -111.65496
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 201, P.117.JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.