| Deposit ID | 10020871 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14192 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fortuna |
| Alternate or previous names | Fortune |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.12969, 40.528 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | ONE MI NE OF THE OPEN PIT CENTER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bingham Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003S | 003W | 25 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | 1909 : ASSAYS OF 2 - 4 % CU, 3 - 5 OZ AG, 0.06 OZ AU PER TON. LEAD ORES AVERAGE 30 - 35 %. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | -112.12969, 40.528 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Quartzite (S 25 - 30 W, 20 - 35 Nw) |
| General form | LENTICULAR PENCILS OR POD - SHAPED SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 - 70 E |
| Dip | 20 - 30 NW |
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 45.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bingham District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14192 |
USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 311
USGS MIN. RES. 1917-1923. AND USBM MIN. RES. 1924
ZALINSKI, E. R., 1908 , ORE OCCURRENCES AT FORTUNA MINE: ENG. & MIN. JOUR VOL. 86 , P. 1191 - 95
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALONG THE LOWER CONTACT OF THE FORTUNE SILL WITH THE CALCAREOUS MEMBERS. CONSIST OF SIX VEINS: ABE LINCOLN, WINNEBAGO, SIERRA GRANDE, FORTUNA, MAYFLOWER, AND THE WEASEL VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1975 | Mc Coy, Gail | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1978 | Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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