| Deposit ID | 10012755 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008622 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | South Fork Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.20191, 40.558 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.5 MILES N 73 E FROM INTERNATIONAL SMELTER IN SOUTH FORK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bingham Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003S | 003W | 17 | NE OF NW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Upper Bingham Mine;Curry |
| Rock description | Upper Bingham Mine;Curry |
| (1) | Diamond Creek Sandstone and Kirkman Limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fractures And Fissures |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gingham District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008622 |
BRAY, E. R., WILSON, I. C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
COOK, D. R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE GINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 145 P.
BUTLER, B. S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P. P. III, 672 P.
BOUTWELL, J. M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOHY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P. P. 38, 410 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT LIES IN DEFORMED, AND ALTERED HOST ROCKS. MINERALIZATION IS CONTROLLED BY FISSURES. ORE MINERALS ARE INTIMATELY ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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