Utah · Salt Lake County
Occurrence

Big Cottonwood Bonanza Group Prospects

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
SilverLeadGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Silver
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Sandstone,Limestone · Round Valley Limestone;Doughnut
StructureN. Flank, Big Cottonwood Uplift
Tectonic settingShelf
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10095612
MRDS IDM058409
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.63911, -111.63968
References
JAMES, L.P. 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE CO. UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURV. BULL. 114CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT AIRE QUADRANGLE, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP GQ-379CALKINS, F.C. AND B.S. BUTLER, 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: US. GEOL. SURY. PROF. PAPER 201BUTLER AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYPROF. PAPER III