Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone · Tintic Quartzite;Deseret Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite To Granite Dikes
StructureNorth Limb Of Uinta Arch, Wasatch Fault, Alta Thrust Zone, Northeast Striking Mineralized Fissures
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102126
MRDS IDDC14691
Alternate namesTar Baby Main Tunnel, Tar Baby Upper Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.618, -111.65357
References
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA UTAH: USGS PP 201 PA. 106-107JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, P. 61-62.HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 2 UTAH.: USGS BULLETIN 1135-B PLATE 3.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 61