Chicago Mine

Past Producer in Tooele county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Iron, Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10020016
MRDS ID DC12176
Record type Site
Current site name Chicago Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.26663, 40.38411 (WGS84)
Elevation 2701
Relative position 5,150 FT S 12 E OF COMMODORE PASS

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Tooele

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 005S 004W 14 NW OF NW OF SW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

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

Analytical data

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 and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Madison Limestone
    Rock description Madison Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.26663, 40.38411

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • General form PIPE
    Strike N
    Dip VERTICAL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures Trending Within 5-10 Degrees Of North

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ophir District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U. V. Industries
    Home office 136 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111

Comments on the workings information

  • EXTENSIVE WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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