Eclipse Shaft and Hirshman Group

Occurrence in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021016
MRDS ID DC14687
Record type Site
Current site name Eclipse Shaft and Hirshman Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.63828, 40.60244 (WGS84)
Elevation 2935
Relative position 2200 FT N 73 E OF FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salt Lake(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dromedary 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)

Jordan(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Salt Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 002S 003E 32 NW OF SE OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • THIS IS A NORTH EXTENSION OF THE FLAGSTAFF MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Copper Ore
Galena Ore
Goethite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Granodiorite To Granite Dikes
    Rock description Granodiorite To Granite Dikes
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Gardison Limestone;Fitchville
    Rock description Gardison Limestone;Fitchville
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.63828, 40.60244

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Alta Thrust Zone And Superior Faults

Ore body information

  • General form UNKNOWN

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intersections Of Favorable Beds Of Fitchville And Gardison With Mineralized Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1880

Mining district

District name Big Cottonwood District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 914.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN ACCESS IS THROUGH SHAFT WITH AT LEAST 4 LEVELS DRIVEN SE, TOTAL WORKINGS PROBABLY LESS THAN 3000 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ORE BODIES ARE AN EXTENSION OF THE FLAGSTAFF-EMMA ZONE AND CONSIST OF REPLACEMENT OF FAVORABLE BEDS OF THE GARDISON AND FITCHVILLE AT THE INTERSECTION WITH MINERALIZED FISSURES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1982 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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