| Deposit ID | 10014897 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011994 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Flagstaff Mine |
| Related records | 10227961 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.50384, 40.60661 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2774 |
| Relative position | 3400 FT N23E OF LONE HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Summit(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)
Provo(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Wasatch |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002S | 004E | 33 | SW OF NE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Flagstaff Mountain Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Flagstaff Mountain Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Weber Quartzite |
| Rock description | Weber Quartzite |
| (1) | -111.50384, 40.60661 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northeast Striking Fissure |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N30E TO N60E |
| Dip | 60NW 90NW |
| Width | 0.25M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 121.92M |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60NW 90NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1871 |
| Discoverer | James M. Kennedy |
| Year of first production | 1871 |
| Year of last production | 1881 |
| District name | Park City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Park Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011994 |
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
BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EARLY AND MOST VOLUMINOUS PRODUCTION CAME FROM A 10 INCH WIDE VEIN OF OXIDIZED PB-AG ORE STRIKING NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST AND DIPPING NORTHWEST IN QUARTZITE. MINOR MINERALIZATION PRESENT IN FRACTURES NEAR THE FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN STOCK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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