Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBaby Mckee Fissure N 35-40 E, Steep Nw
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Tintic Quartzite;Mutual
StructureOn North Limb Of Uinta Arch; East Of Wasatch Fault, Alta Thrust Zone
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1892
Identification
Deposit ID10098081
MRDS IDDC14688
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.60494, -111.65885
References
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH:JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, PG. 64-65.CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH. USGS PP 201, P. 109.JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 64.