| Deposit ID | 10042237 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058637 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Valeo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.4605, 40.59966 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2182 |
| Relative position | 6,600 FT S 59 E OF BALD MTN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wasatch(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Heber City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Provo(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Wasatch |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002S | 004E | 35 | SW OF NW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Marble | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Mayflower Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Mayflower Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Deseret Limestone |
| Rock description | Deseret Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | Gardison and Lodgepole Limestones |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta Arch |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Dutch Hollow Thrust |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Park City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 1264.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058637 |
BROMFIELD, C.S. AND OTHERS, 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HEBER QUADRANGLE, WASATCH AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-864.
TRIPP, B.T., 1983, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
HIGGINS, W.C. (ED.), 1899, THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, VOL. 2, OCT. 15, 1900, P. 16.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVERAL IRREGULAR FISSURES |
| Deposit | HAD 15,000 TONS OF ORE ON DUMP IN 1900, WERE CONSIDERING ORDERING 50 TON MATTING PLANT, SHIPPED ORE IN 1906, 1907, 1914 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1984 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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