| Deposit ID | 10021040 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14746 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oxford and Geneva Mines |
| Related records | 10202828 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.64495, 40.56661 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3030 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 1,900 FT S 79 W OF MOUNT BALDY |
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 | 07 | SE OF SE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Result | 30 TO 90 OZ./TON AG, 40 TO 60 % PB, 3 DOLLARS/TON AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Ophir |
| Rock description | Ophir |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -111.64495, 40.56661 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Near Axis Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alta Thrust Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Little Cottonwood (Alta) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 582.17M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14746 |
BUTLER, B.S, ET.AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS BULL. 111, P. 256.
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1920, P. 256.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY EXPLORING NE FISSURES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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