| Deposit ID | 10020062 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12271 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Christmas Mining Co. Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.76028, 40.17299 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1451 |
| Relative position | 13,500 FT N70E FROM THE SUMMIT OF GOLD HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wildcat Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 007S | 017W | 33 | E2 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | PRODUCTION ASSAYS, 1917: 18.8 OZ AG PER TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.08 OZ AU PER TON |
| Result | 0.5 PERCENT CU |
| Result | 4.4 PERCENT PB. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Oquirrh Formation |
| Rock description | Oquirrh Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -113.76028, 40.17299 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Pool Canyon Transverse Fault (East Extension) |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | E-W |
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Clifton (Gold Hill) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Christmas Mining Co. |
| Year | 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^18.8 Oz Ag Per Ton, 4.4 Percent Pb | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12271 |
SRC.REF: NOLAN, T.B., 1935, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177, P. 151
MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, PL.
NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P.151
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHAFT AND PITS ON 2-3 FT. WIDE QUARTZ VEIN CARRYING CHALCOPYRITE AND GALENA; SOUTHERN GROUP OF WORKINGS-SEVEN PITS ON GALENA-QUARTZ STRINGERS IN RECRYSTALLIZED LIMESTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1981 | Messenger, Harold M. III | U.S. Geological Survey |
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