Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formOTHER UNKNOWN
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Deseret Limestone;Gardison Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite Of The Alta Stock
StructureNorth Limb Of Uinta Arch, Wasatch Fault, Superior Faults And Alta Thrust Zone
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10088733
MRDS IDM058313
Alternate namesReed and Benson Extension Tunnel, R and B North Extension Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.61077, -111.63857
References
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: USGS BULL. 114.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 72