| Deposit ID | 10020083 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12525 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chief No. 1 Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Chief Con. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.11773, 39.95078 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2005 |
| Relative position | SOUTH-CENTRAL EDGE OF EUREKA TOWNSITE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 002W | 18 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Cadmium | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wurtzite | Ore |
| Result | 1910 - 56 AVE: 0.1 OZ AU, 15.5 OZ AG, 0.3 % CU, 6 % PB, 2.3 % ZN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -112.11773, 39.95078 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Mine Is On The West Limb And In The Trough Of The Tintic Syncline. Beds In The Limb Are Steep To Overturned. East Beck Fault(N 60 E, Steep Nw); Millionaire Row Fault(N 60 E, Irregular N); Intermediate Fault(N 77 E, 75 S); Leadville Reverse Fault(N 75 E, Steep Se); Bulkhead Fault(N 75 W, 65-85 Sw). |
| General form | POD, PIPELIKE, AND VEIN DEPOSITS ALL IRREGULARLY INTERCONNECTED |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1909-1956 |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 193116M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12525 |
COOK, DR, 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK # 12 , PL 3 , P. 80 - 93
USBM MIN. RES. 1923-1933
LINDGREN, W AND LOUGHLIN, GF, 1919 , GEOL AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 205 - 207
MORRIS, H.T., 1968, THE MAIN TINTIC MINING DISTRICT,UTAH: IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U. S., 1933-1967, AIME GRATON-SALES VOLUME 2, P. 1043-1073.
UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK # 12
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRANITE CLAIMS PIPE(75 FEET IN DIAMETER AND 800 FEET THICK); THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF THE MANY ORE BODIES IN THE MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1982 | Wong, George (Morris, H.T.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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