Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlIntersection Of Steep Fissures With The Alta Thrust Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone,Dolomite · Tintic Quartzite;Deseret Limestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch; East Of The Wasatch Fault, Alta Overthrust, East And West Howland Faults
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Identification
Deposit ID10041785
MRDS IDM057561
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.58966, -111.64217
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, PG. 69-71.CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA UTAH: USGS PP 201. PG. 117.JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 71.