| Deposit ID | 10014855 |
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| MRDS ID | D011911 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Prince of Wales Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Alta Tunnel and Transportation Co., Highland Chief, Wellington Tunnel, Boston Tunnel, Antelope Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.62717, 40.60438 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 3048 |
| Relative position | 7180 FT N 44 W FROM MT. MILLICENT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dromedary Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(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
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002S | 003E | 33 | SW OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | MOST OF EARLY ORE CONTAINED 130 OZ/TON AG AND 45% PB. A DUMP SAMPLE FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES MINE CONTAINED 1443.3 PPM AG, .04 PPM AU, 2030 PPM CU, LESS THAN 1 PPM MO, 35000 PPM PB, 385 PPM ZN, 7PPM CO, 50PPM NI. |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lampophyre Dikes | ||||
| Rock description | Lampophyre Dikes | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Deseret Limestone;Gardison Limestone |
| Rock description | Deseret Limestone;Gardison Limestone |
| (1) | -111.62717, 40.60438 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
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| Structure description | Vinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northeast Striking Fissure |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 E |
| Dip | 45 N TO 65 N |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 365.76M |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 N TO 65 N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Discoverer | Walker Brothers |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Year of last production | 1937 |
| District name | Big Cottonwood District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Walker Bank And Trust And Association |
| Year | 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1870-1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Pb-30%, Ag-105 Oz/Ton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1909-1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Pb-23.4%, Ag-38 Oz/Ton, Au-.010 Oz/Ton, Cu-.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1926-1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Pb-11.2%, Ag-20.4 Oz/Ton, Au-.002 Oz/Ton, Cu-.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Overall depth | 365.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011911 |
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. NO. 114.
BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 111.
BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534
JAMES, L.P., 1979, CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRINCE FISSURE IS DOMINANT PRODUCER WHICH OCCURS ALONG A NORTHEAST STRIKING NORMAL FAULT WITH SHALL DISPLACEMENT. MINERALIZATION OCCURS AS FOUR DISCRETE ORE SHOOTS SPACED ABOUT 200 FEET APART. EACH SHOOT IS ON THE AVERAGE 75 FEET LONG, 1.5 FEET WIDE, AND RANGE FROM 1200 TO 700 FEET DEEP. VEIN IS SAID TO BE BEDDED, WHICH PROBABLY MEANS IT IS COMPOSITIONALLY BANDED PARALLEL TO THE VEIN WALLS. RELATIVELY MINOR REPLACEMENT MINERALIZATION OCCURS AT THE BASE OF THE ORE SHOOTS. LAMPHOPHYRE DIKE APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRINCE FISSURE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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