| Deposit ID | 10020021 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12185 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Deseret Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.27386, 40.38911 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2518 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 3,380 FT S. 16 W 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 | 15 | SE OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Result | EARLY PRODUCTION: 70 OZ./TON AG, TRACE AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Deseret Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Deseret Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.27386, 40.38911 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Oquirrh Mtns. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ophir Anticline |
| General form | PIPE |
|---|---|
| Strike | E |
| Dip | 15 N TO 35 N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12185 |
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 152.
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 379.
HUNTLEY, D.B., 1880, U.S. TENTH CENSUS, VOL. 13, P. 454.
MITCHELL, H.G., 1925, A GEOLOGIC REPORT ON THE DRY CANYON DIVISION OF THE OPHIR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: THESIS STANFORD UNIVERSITY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INCLINE FOLLOWS REPLACEMENT ALONG BEDDING |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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