| Deposit ID | 10012743 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008600 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Butterfield S. Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.10719, 40.50633 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 7700 FT. S 23 W FROM LARK IN BUTTERFIELD CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copperton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Military Reservation(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 004S | 002W | 06 | NE OF OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte |
| Rock unit name | Last Chance Stock;Volcanic Flows; And Volcanic Breccia |
| Rock description | Last Chance Stock;Volcanic Flows; And Volcanic Breccia |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Lower Butterfield |
| Rock description | Lower Butterfield |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -112.10719, 40.50633 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fractures, Fissures, Faults And Folds |
| Strike | NE TO SW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bingham District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Minerals Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008600 |
BRAY, E.R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 145P.
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. 111, 672P.
BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P.P. 38, 410P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE DEPOSIT LIES ON FISSURES TRENDING NORTHEASTWARD AND SOUTHERWESTWARD THROUGH BOTH INTRUSIVES AND QUARTZITES/LIMESTONES. THE WALLROCKS ARE SHEARED AND ALTERED. |
| Deposit | LATITIC ROCKS ARE PRINCIPALLY MEDIUM-GRAY TO MEDIUM-GREENISH-GRAY 'LORNBLENDE-LATITES' AND HORNBLENDE-BIOTITE LATITES.' VOLCANIC BREECIA CONSISTS OF SUBANGULAR TO SUB-ROUNDED LITHIC FRAGMENTS COMMONLY UP TO 2 INCHES IN LENGTH, SET IN A DENSE MOSTLY APHANITIC LATITE MATRIX. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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