Utah · Salt Lake County
Occurrence

Monte Cristo Prospect

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNorth Striking Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsTetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Tintic Quartzite
Associated rockLamprophyre
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch; East Of Wasatch Fault, East And West Superior Faults To East; Alta Thrust
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042082
MRDS IDM058323
Alternate namesHorsshoe Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.59994, -111.65079
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTWOOD DISTRICT UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, PG. 71.