| Deposit ID | 10042085 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058331 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wasatch Drain Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | Mineral Vein Coalition Mining Co., Wasatch Mines Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.65135, 40.58327 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2505 |
| Relative position | 6700 FEET N 33 W FROM THE SUMMIT 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 | 06 | SE OF NW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Grizzly Dike Of Alaskite Porpyry | ||||
| Rock description | Grizzly Dike Of Alaskite Porpyry | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Till |
| Rock unit name | Mineral Fork Tillite;Deseret |
| Rock description | Mineral Fork Tillite;Deseret |
| (1) | -111.65135, 40.58327 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alta Thrust, Grizzly Dike, Howland Fault, Snow Fault Zone |
| General form | PIPE |
|---|
| General form | PIPE |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| District name | Little Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineral Vein Coalition Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2020.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058331 |
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PP201, PG. 118-120, PLATES 1, 30 AND 39.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, 98 P.
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: UGMS MAP GQ-378.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE FISSURES WERE ENCOUNTED IN THE DRAIN TUNNEL CROSSCUT, DRIFTING ALONG THE THIRD FISSURE, THE BRAIN FISSURE, 900 FT. PAST THE COLUMBUS WORKINGS RESULTED IN THE DISCOVERY OF THE PIPE RAISE ORE BODY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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