| Deposit ID | 10014861 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011923 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Scottish Chief Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Old Insley, Silver King Western, Silver King Consolidated Mines Company, Insley |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.56911, 40.623 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 2987 |
| Relative position | 700 FT S41W FROM SCOTT HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brighton(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 | 002E | 24 | SW OF SW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Diorite Porphyry Dike | ||||
| Rock description | Diorite Porphyry Dike | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Woodside Shale;Thaynes Formation |
| Rock description | Woodside Shale;Thaynes Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -111.56911, 40.623 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N15e Striking Fissures And Dike, Shallow Nw Dipping Bedding |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N15E |
| Dip | 70W |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70W |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1930 |
| District name | Big Cottonwood District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver King Western Manufacturing Co. |
| Home office | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Year | 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^.0067 Oz/Ton Au, 41.2 Oz/Ton Ag, 30.47% Pb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^.12 Oz/Ton Au, 18 Oz/Ton Ag, 26% Pb, 3.5% Cu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1906-1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^.023 Oz/Ton Au, 22 Oz/Ton Ag, 11% Pb, .9% Cu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
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| Length | 579.12M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011923 |
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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT HAS TWO FORMS-REPLACEMENT IN CALCAREOUS BEDS ADJACENT TO DIKES AND FISSURES AND AS FISSURE VEINS, REPLACEMENT ZONES FOLLOW BEDDING AT N15E, 25 TO 30 NW. REPLACEMENT ZONES USUALLY LESS THAN ONE FOOT WIDE. ORE WITHIN BEDDING PLANE FOLLOWS SINUOS POD-SHAPED SHOOTS WHICH PITCHES 30 E TO 45 E. FISSURE VEINS FOUND NEAR PORTAL AND STRIKE N15E WITH DIPS OF 50 TO 70 NW. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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