| Deposit ID | 10042140 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058483 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Volcano Ridge North Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.1144, 39.86162 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1899 |
| Relative position | 4,000 FT S 9 E OF HORSESHOE HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tintic Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 011S | 002W | 18 | SE OF SW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| Rock unit name | Latite Of Copperopolis Canyon (Tuff Member) | ||||
| Rock description | Latite Of Copperopolis Canyon (Tuff Member) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.1144, 39.86162 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Probably Within Tintic Mountain Caldera |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N 53 E Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 61 E |
| Dip | 75 SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.176HA |
| Length | 9.14M |
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Overall length | 300M |
| Overall width | 6.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058483 |
LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F; 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 107, 282 P.
COOK, D.R., (ED), 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
MORRIS, H.T., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE TINTIC MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE AND ADJACENT PARTS OF THE MCINTYRE QUADRANGLE, JUAB AND UTAH COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS MAP I-883
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CRYSTALLINE AND SUGARY TEXTURED QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINS IRREGULAR PODS OF OXIDIZED ORE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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