Utah · Salt Lake County
Past Producer

Big and Little Cottonwood Districts

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
SilverLeadCobaltGoldZinc
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Description

Gen. Conner'S Soldiers

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Cobalt
SecondaryGold, Zinc
Deposit
Deposit typeFISSURE, CONTACT, BEDDED REPLACEMENT
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlINTRUSIVES, FISSURES (ENE)
Geology
StructureLITTLE COTTONWOOD, ALTA-CLAYTON PEAK STOCKS SHEARING AND CRUSHING, THRUST FAULTS, NS FAULTS, UINTA AXIS (E-W) WASATCH AXIS (N-S) INTERSECTION
AlterationCONTACT
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID60001640
MRDS IDW002881
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates40.54994, -111.56748
References
CALKINS F. C. AND BUTLER, B. S. 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 201, 152P.MARSELL, R. E., ED, 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL WASATCH MTS, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO 8 71P.KOSCHMANN, A. H. AND BERGENDAHL, MH, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES, USGS PROF. PAPER 610, 283P.