| Deposit ID | 10020414 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC13186 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cactus Mine |
| Related records | 10227069 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.48277, 39.83272 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1413 |
| Relative position | MINE IS LABELED ON USGS 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 | 30 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Result | 1976 ASSAY FROM STOPE ON 50 FT. LEVEL NW OF SHAFT: 19.9% PB, 0.2% ZN, 1.5 OZ. AG/T |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Fish Haven Dolomite;Eureka Quartzite |
| Rock description | Fish Haven Dolomite;Eureka Quartzite |
| (1) | Notch Peak, Orr, Lamb, Weeks, and Wah Wah Summit Formations |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range/Sevier Orogenic Structures Including Ane Trending Asymmetrical Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | The Juab Fault Zone & Other Fractures Which Strike N 70 W & East-West |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N3E |
| Dip | 53 EAST |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fish Springs District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC13186 |
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, 1976, OPEN FILE REPORT #22: UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY
| 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 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.