| Deposit ID | 10020001 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12148 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tip Top Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.34052, 40.45855 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1743 |
| Relative position | 6,800 FT S 88 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 | SE OF SE OF NW | 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 |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | 12% PB, .25% CU, 4 OZ./TON AG, 80 CENTS/TON AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Oquirrh | ||||
| Rock description | Oquirrh | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.34052, 40.45855 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | District Is Between Ophir Anticline To West And Pole Canyon Syncline To East |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| 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 | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 274.32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12148 |
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 364, 368.
USBM, 1925, MINERAL YEARBOOK OF THE UNITED STATES.
GILLULY, J., P. 164.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO ORE SHOOTS, PRINCIPAL ONE OCCURS AT INTERSECTION OF BEDDING ROLL IN GALENA KING BED AND A FISSURE. OTHER SHOOT IS 250 FT. EAST. SHOOTS EXTEND FROM AT LEAST 900 LEVEL POSSIBLY TO NEAR SURFACE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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