| Deposit ID | 10021253 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15290 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Dragon Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | End Line, Metal States Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.21165, 39.99077 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Relative position | 1 3/4 MILE W. OF RAINBOW MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dugway Range NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 012W | 05,04 | NE OF NE OF NE (05) | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcanthite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | BRECHON (1934): 3.8% CU |
|---|---|
| Result | CHIP SAMPLE FROM WINZE: 0.51% PB, 0.63% ZN |
| Result | 10.87% CU |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Prospect Mtn Quartzite;Ochre Mtn. Ls And Dolomite | ||
| Rock description | Prospect Mtn Quartzite;Ochre Mtn. Ls And Dolomite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -113.21165, 39.99077 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Claim Is Along A Fault Forming The Sw Side Of A Graben (Attitude Nw, 30 Deg. Ne |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 30 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| District name | Dugway District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 85.34M |
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15290 |
SRC.REF: STAATZ & CARR, 1964 USGS PP 415 P. 177
STAATZ, M.H., CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. & MIN DEP OF THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB CO., UT.: USGS PP 415
USGS TOPO QUAD, DUGWAY RANGE NW, 7.5', 1953
CONSV. COMP. DATE, 07-29-1970
1920 RECON BUTLER, USGS PP 111
1964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, USGS PP 415
STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, U.S.G.S. PROF PAP 415
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN LS. HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED TO DOLOMITE AND INTENSLY FRACTURED. THE DOLOMITE IS THE HANGING WALL OF THE FAULT. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Eads, James P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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