| Deposit ID | 10020819 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14042 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apex Standard Number 1 Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lincoln |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.05523, 39.94134 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1765 |
| Relative position | 3800 FT S 53 E OF MINERAL HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(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)
Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 002W | 22 | SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Enargite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| Rock unit name | Packard Quartz Latite |
| Rock description | Packard Quartz Latite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Ophir Shale;Tintic Quartzite |
| Rock description | Ophir Shale;Tintic Quartzite |
| (1) | -112.05523, 39.94134 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Apex Standard Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Small Faults And Shears |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 30 |
| Plunge direction | W |
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Depth to top | 248.41M |
| Depth to bottom | 365.76M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1924 |
| Year of first production | 1925 |
| Year of last production | 1936 |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Newmont Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chief Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Home office | New York, Ny. |
| Year | 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1925-1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.1 Oz Au, 13.7 Oz Ag, 2.7% Pb, 0.4% Cu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 273.71M |
| Overall length | 2590.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14042 |
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
COOK, 1957
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HOT WATER ENCOUNTERED BELOW 1000 LEVEL. THIS IS CENTER OF EAST TINTIC THERMAL AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | James, Laurence P. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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