Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Gold
TertiaryAntimony, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, TABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Plumbojarosite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone,Dolomite · Deseret Limestone;Maxfield Limestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch., East Of The Wasatch Fault, Alta Thrust Zone, Howland Fault, Wedge And Kale Hayes Fissures
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10041787
MRDS IDM057562
Alternate namesAlta United Mines Co., Dwyer Tunnel, Alta-Quincy Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.58716, -111.63634
References
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 201, P. 125-127.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.EVERETT, F.D., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN UTAH: USBM IC-8014, P. 22.CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, P. 125.