| Deposit ID | 10020017 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12178 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cliff Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Buckhorn Mine |
| Related records | 10300986 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.26302, 40.38133 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2423 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 6,400 FT. S 19 E OF COMMADORE 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 SE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Aurichalcite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Plumbojarosite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | PRIOR TO WW I: PB-13 TO 15 PERCENT, CU SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1 PERCENT, 8 OZ. AG/TON, 25 CENTS AU/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Madison Limestone;Lynch And Jefferson Dolomites |
| Rock description | Madison Limestone;Lynch And Jefferson Dolomites |
| (1) | -112.26302, 40.38133 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Oquirrh Mtns. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Near Axis Of Ophir Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 TO 55 E |
| Dip | E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mecca Mining Co. |
| Home office | 704 Newhouse Bldg., Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U. V. Industries |
| Home office | 136 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 3657.6M |
| Overall depth | 335.28M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12178 |
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 379-380.
USGS, 1916, 1917 AND 1920, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES-PART 2, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. 61.
GILLULY, J., 1932, P. 143.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT MASSES ALONG FISSURES IN MADISON LIMESTONE AND REPLACEMENT AND FISSURE ORE ALONG THE CLIFF FAULT |
| Deposit | MOST PRODUCTIVE CLAIMS WERE BUCKHORN, EIGTH OF JANUARY, TRAFALGAR, TOMAHAWK AND CORNING; PRODUCTION IN EARLY DAYS OF DISTRICT THEN IDLE, PRODUCED 1905-1920. ORE REMOVED BY AERIAL TRAMWAY. ; 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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