| Deposit ID | 10021038 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14743 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Superior Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | West Toledo Group |
| Related records | 10276692 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.65496, 40.59133 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2792 |
| Relative position | 4,500 FT E OF SUPERIOR PEAK |
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 | 003S | 003E | 06 | SE OF NE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Tintic Quartzite |
| Rock description | Tintic Quartzite |
| (1) | -111.65496, 40.59133 |
|---|
| 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; West Of The Superior Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Little Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 396.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14743 |
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A NE STRIKING DIKE IS ENCOUNTERED 700 FT FROM PORTAL, ORE OCCURS ON DIKE WALLS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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