| Deposit ID | 10020411 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC13183 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Emma Mine |
| Related records | 10179424 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.45527, 39.853 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1509 |
| Relative position | MINE IS LABELED ON TOPO MAP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fish Springs SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 011S | 014W | 20 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Aurichalcite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Hydrozincite | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Willemite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Result | 1955 : CHANNEL SAMPLE 0.01 OZ AU, 31.4 OZ AG, 5.5 % PB, 4.2 % ZN, 40.2 % SILICA, 26.4 % CARBONATE, 17.2 % FE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Notch Peak Formation |
| Rock description | Notch Peak Formation |
| (1) | -113.45527, 39.853 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Juab Fault Zone & Other Fractures Which Strike N70 W & East-West |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Basin & Range/Sevier Orogenic Structures Including A Ne Trending Asymmetrical Anticline |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 W |
| Dip | 55 NE |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 57.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Year of first production | 1925 |
| Production years | ITEM 1: 1925-1926, 1934, OTHERS |
| District name | Fish Springs District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Utah International, Inc. |
| First year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | James Chipman (Estate) |
| First year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Overall depth | 57.91M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC13183 |
PERRY, L. I., & MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE RPT. #22.
HEYL, A. V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZN DEPOSITS OF UT: USGS BULL. 1135-B
OLIVEIRA, M. E., 1975, GEOLOGY OF FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22, PT. 1
CHRISTENSEN, W. J., 1977, FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS
1920 RECON BUTLER, B. S., USGS PP 111
1963 RECON HEYL, A. V., USGS BULL. 1135-B
1975 RECON BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22
1976 RECON UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FR #22
PERRY, L. I., 1976, OPEN FILE REPORT NO 22: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1980 | Everts, Mike L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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