| Deposit ID | 10015315 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00705 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bromide Basin Mine |
| Related records | 10154254 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.79295, 38.06692 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3164 |
| Relative position | IN BROMIDE BASIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garfield(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Ellen(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hanksville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fremont(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Garfield |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 031S | 010E | 34 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE - 6 INCH SEGMENT OF VEIN |
|---|---|
| Result | GOLD 0.8 OZ./TON SILVER 1.2 OZ./TON, COPPER 10.75 PERCENT |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mt. Ellen Diorite | ||||
| Rock description | Mt. Ellen Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Mancos Shale |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Henry Mountains |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 DEG E |
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Thickness | 15M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Discoverer | J. C. Sumner And Jack Butler |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Henry Mtns./Bromide Basin |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Lawler |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 199.64M |
| Overall length | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00705 |
SRC.REF: DOELLING, 1975 , P. 127
DOELLING, H. H., 1972 , HENRY MTNS. COAL FIELDS IN EASTERN AND NORTHERN UTAH COAL FIELDS: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY MON. 2 , P. 97 - 190 .
DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 107 , P. 78 - 90 .
1920 RECON BUTLER PP. 111
1953 RECON HUNT & OTHERS, PP. 228
1975 RECON UGMS BULL. 107
USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS
THIS REVIEW
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOOD ORE IN POCKETS ALONG FISSURE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1978 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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