Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone,Dolomite · Big Cottonwood;Tintic Quartzite
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
StructureUinta Arch, Wasatch Fault, Local Faulting
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10021290
MRDS IDDC15592
Alternate namesBig Emma Cliam, Waterfall Claim, Niagara Claim, Mineral Flat Mining Co., Albion Consolidated Mining Co., South Hecla Mining Co., Alta United Mines Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.55716, -111.63578
References
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THCOTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA: USGS PROF. PA. 201, P. 130, 135.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH USGS MAP GQ-378