| Deposit ID | 10020016 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12176 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chicago Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.26663, 40.38411 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2701 |
| Relative position | 5,150 FT S 12 E OF COMMODORE PASS |
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 | 005S | 004W | 14 | NW OF NW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Aurichalcite | Ore |
| Calamine | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hydrozincite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Andradite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Result | LEAD CARBONATE ORE-21 TO 22% PB, MAX. 40%, 18-19% AG, 4-6% ZN, 22% FE |
|---|---|
| Result | ZINC CARBONATE ORE-40% ZN, 44% MAX., 1% CU, 2 OZ. AG/TON |
| Result | COPPER CARBONATE ORES-22% CU |
| Result | SULPHIDES 30% ZN, 14% PB, 8-10% AG/TON |
| Result | ALL ORES-UP TO 50 CENTS PER TON AU |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Madison Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Madison Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.26663, 40.38411 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Oquirrh Mtns. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Close To Axis Of Ophir Anticline, Near Prominent Rhyolite Porphyry Dike |
| General form | PIPE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U. V. Industries |
| Home office | 136 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12176 |
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 378-379.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONTROLLED BY FISSURES, VERY LITTLE EFFECT FROM BEDDING |
| Deposit | HIDDEN TREASURE, CHICAGO, SACRAMENTO AND CLIFF MINES WERE CONSOLIDATED INTO ONE UNIT BY 1918. PRINCIPAL CLAIMS ARE HIDDEN TREASURE AMENDED, COLUMBIA, CHICAGO NO. 2, SACRAMENTO, RED PINE, ANNA, SUMMIT AND HERCULES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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