| Deposit ID | 10055187 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00251 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Hawk Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | R.E. Plough Property |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.40274, 39.94522 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2118 |
| Relative position | 1 1/4 MILES NE OF MORGAN MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dutch Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(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 | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 10S | 5W | NW | NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Sheeprock Series Of Cohonour (1954); | ||
| Rock description | Sheeprock Series Of Cohonour (1954); | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Till |
| (1) | -112.40274, 39.94522 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Accessory Fissures (N 60-70 E, N, N 20 E, E) Surrounding Strata (Ew, Low N) |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.25M |
| Length | 9.14M |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blue Bell District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jerry Prestwich |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00251 |
COHENOUR, R.E., 1959, SHEEPROCK MOUNTAINS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 68, P.116.
U.S. BUREAW OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1948-1952.
HEIKES, V.C., 1920, BLUE BELL DISTRICT IN BUTLER, B.S., AND OTHERS, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 111, P. 431.
MESSENGER, H.M. 3, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
USBM MINERAL YEARBOOLS. 1949-1952.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FRACTURE-CONTROLLED MINERALIZATION NORTH-SOUTH, NORTHEAST, AND EAST-WEST STRIKING FAULTS HAVE BRECCIATED THE QUARTZITE IN THE NE WALL OF A N40 W, S 55 W FAULT. ALONG FAULTS AND ADJACENT BEDDING PLANES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Messenger, Harold M. III | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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