| Deposit ID | 10020513 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC13476 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckland Mining and Development Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.81857, 40.94133 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 8,350 FT S2W OF BOUNTIFUL PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Davis(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bountiful Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Weber(hydrologic unit)
Weber(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Davis |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002N | 001E | 03 | SW OF NE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Specularite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Result | NEAR SURFACE MATERIAL: 10 PERCENT CU AND A LITTLE AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Farmington Canyon Complex | ||||
| Rock description | Farmington Canyon Complex | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Farmington Canyon Complex and Little Willow Schist and Gneiss |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Fault To West |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Pegmatitic Dikes And Sills, Foliation Of Low Angle Eastward Dip |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | E |
| Dip | 60N TO 90N |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 60.96M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Farmington District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC13476 |
BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 226-227.
HIGGINS, W.C. (ED.), 1911, THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, OCTOBER 15, 1911, VOL. 13, P. 18.
HIGGINS, W.C. (ED.), 1913, THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, APRIL 15, 1913, VOL. 15, P. 34.
HIGGINS, W.C. (ED.), 1913, THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, OCTOBER 30, 1913, VOL. 15, P. 28.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 7 VEINS ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND, 3 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN PROSPECTED TO A DEPTH OF 200 FEET OR MORE; THE MAIN VEIN IS UP TO 12 FEET WIDE AND LESS THAN 4 FEET WIDE IN ONLY A FEW LOCATIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1983 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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