| Deposit ID | 10019999 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12146 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Galena King Mine |
| Related records | 10129821 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.33358, 40.45855 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1878 |
| Relative position | 8,800 FT S 89 E OF STOCKTON CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stockton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 004S | 004W | 19 | SW OF SE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | SULPHIDE ORE: 50% PB, 40 OZ./TON AG |
|---|---|
| Result | ASSAYS AROUND 1932: 30% PB, 8 OZ./TON AG, SLIGHT CU AND AU, SOME ZN SHIPPED |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Oquirrh |
| Rock description | Oquirrh |
| (1) | -112.33358, 40.45855 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | District Between Ophir Anticline To West And Pole Canyon Syncline To East |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northward Trending, Westward Dipping Fissures And Faults |
| General form | BLANKET, CHIMNEY |
|---|---|
| Strike | E |
| Dip | 65N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| District name | Rush Valley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Co. |
| Home office | C/O Carr Fork Project, P.O. Box 238, Tooele, Ut. 84074 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2438.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12146 |
HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PT. 2, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B.
USGS, 1916-1923, MINERAL RESERVES OF THE UNITED STATES.
USBM, 1924-1928, MINERAL YEARBOOK OF THE UNITED STATES.
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 373.
MOORE, W.J., ET. AL., 1966, DISTRIBUTION OF SELECTED METALS IN THE STOCKTON DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 550-C, P. C 199.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BLANKET REPLACEMENT 300 FT. LONG BY 300 FT WIDE AND 1 TO 6 FT. THICK CONNECTED TO CHIMNEY REPLACEMENT 35 FT. DIAMETER. THE BLANKET EXTENDED FROM THE 300 LEVEL ALMOST TO THE SURFACE; THE CHIMNEY STARTED AT THE 300 LEVEL AND EXTENDED TO THE 800 LEVEL AS SOMEWHAT LESS STRONGLY TO THE 1000 LEVEL. SEVERAL STOPES OCCURRED EAST OF THE SHAFT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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