| Deposit ID | 10021019 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14698 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Emily Mine |
| Related records | 10130490 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.64496, 40.59688 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2926 |
| Relative position | 1,500 FT S14E OF FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN SUMMIT |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002S | 003E | 32 | NW OF SW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Result | HAND COBBED ORE ASSAYED 80 TO 100 DOLLARS PER TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Tintic Quartzite |
| Rock description | Tintic Quartzite |
| (1) | -111.64496, 40.59688 |
|---|
| 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 |
| General form | OTHER, UNKNOWN |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 E |
| Thickness | 0.15M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| District name | Little Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Emily Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14698 |
BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1916, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE COTTONWOOD - AMERICAN FORK MINING AREA, UTAH: USGS BULL. 620-I, P. 187.
BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 255-256.
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP. GQ-378.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UT: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.
BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1920, P. 256.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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