| Deposit ID | 10042086 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058332 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ontario Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.66161, 40.52022 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2682 |
| Relative position | 3100 FT S 80 E FROM THE CENTER OF SILVER LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(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)
Utah Lake(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 | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003S | 002E | 36 | NW OF NE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Tintic Quartzite;Ophir | ||
| Rock description | Tintic Quartzite;Ophir | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | Tintic Quartzite |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On South Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 E |
| Dip | 45 - 75 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver Lake District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058332 |
BROMFIELD, C.S. AND PATTEN, L.L., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 87-89.
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ 378.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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