| Deposit ID | 10014869 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011937 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tuscarora Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | Mountain Lake Group, Tuscarora Chief Prospect, Great Western Mines Co |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.59689, 40.58438 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3109 |
| Relative position | 2750 FT N 17 W FROM SUNSET PEAK |
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 | 003S | 003E | 03 | SE OF NE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 66.25 PPM AG, .28 PPM AU, 3200 PPM CU, 40 PPM MO, 680 PPM PB, 150 PPM ZN, LESS THAN 2 PPM W, 30 PPM CO, 19 PPM NI |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alta Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Alta Stock | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.59689, 40.58438 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Vinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Southwest Striking Vein |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| District name | Big Cottonwood District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Great Western Mines Co. |
| Home office | Ogden, Ut. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011937 |
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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS A BULL QUARTZ VEIN IN SERICITIZED GRANODIORITE WITH CHALCOPYRITE AND PYRITE. VEIN APPEARS TO STRIKE SOUTHWESTERLY |
| Deposit | NO RECORDED PRODUCTION. REFERENCE BY JAMES, 1970 MENTIONS THAT THE ADIT PROJECTS BENEATH MT. WOLYERINE, WHICH DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE LOCATION GIVEN ON HIS MAP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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