Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead
SecondaryGold, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlFaults, Fissures And Bedding
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone,Dolomite,Till · Mineral Fork Tillite;Deseret
Associated rockGranite · Grizzly Dike Of Alaskite Porpyry
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault, Alta Thrust, Grizzly Dike, Howland Fault, Snow Fault Zone
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10042085
MRDS IDM058331
Alternate namesMineral Vein Coalition Mining Co., Wasatch Mines Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.58327, -111.65135
References
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PP201, PG. 118-120, PLATES 1, 30 AND 39.JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, 98 P.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: UGMS MAP GQ-378.