Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure N 60 E
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Smithsonite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Tintic Quartzite
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite To Granite Dikes
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault, Alta Thrust Zone
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1884
Identification
Deposit ID10042080
MRDS IDM058316
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.62383, -111.67579
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., 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. 105.JAMES, L.P., 19798 GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, P. 59-60.UGMS BULLETIN 114 PG. 59-60