Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMargin Of Clayton Peak Stock
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Clayton Peak Stock
StructureVinta-Cottonwood Arch, Savier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hinge Line
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hinge Line
AlterationCalc-Silicates
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Last production1918
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10097931
MRDS IDD011940
Alternate namesEvergreen Mine, Old Evergreen Mining and Tunneling Company
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.60577, -111.59217
References
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. NO. 114.CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 201.BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 111.BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534