| Deposit ID | 10021343 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15675 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tip Top Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Chief Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Related records | 10042211 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.07107, 39.97439 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI NW OF DIVIDEND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 002W | 09 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1916 - 40 , MN RANGES FROM 20 - 44 % CHEM. ANALYSIS IN 1966 GAVE 0.02 % BEO |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Meta-Argillite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -112.07107, 39.97439 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North Trending Vertical Faults; Pebble Dikes; Fold Thrust Fault. |
| General form | IRREGULAR POD, NODULES AND STREAKS |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 45 S |
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Length | 27.43M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1916 - 40 |
| District name | East Tintic District |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chief Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Home office | New York, Ny. |
| Year | 1940 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1916 - 40 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^25 - 30 % Mn | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 2800HA |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall length | 80M |
| Overall width | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15675 |
PARDEE, J. T., 1921 , DEP OF MN IN MONT., UTAH, ORE., AND WASH: USGS BULL 725 - C, P. 208
CRITTENDEN, M. D., JR., 1951 , MANGANESE DEP OF W. UTAH: USGS BULL 979 - A, P. 49
MEEVES, H. C., 1966 , NON-PEGMATITE BERYLLIUM OCCURRENCES IN ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, AND 4 OTHER STATES: USBM REPT OF INVEST. 6828 , P. 66
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1982 | Wong, George (Morris, H.T.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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