| Deposit ID | 10076668 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W023820 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Zinc Hill |
| Alternate or previous names | Utacaia Group, Colorado Group |
| Related records | 10139049 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.50229, 36.31441 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1181 |
| Relative position | 5 3/4 MILES NE OF DARWIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Inyo(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Darwin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Darwin Hills(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Panamint Valley(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Death Valley National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Inyo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 019S | 041E | 02 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -117.50229, 36.31441 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults; Zinc Hill Fault Bounds The Horst Of Mississippian Limestone On The West And Has Stratigraphic Throw Of 27,000 Ft. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1917 - 1942 , 1941 - 1947 |
| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | - 1942 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^44.18 % Zn | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | - 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^22.28 % Zn, 1.33 % Pb, 1.43 Oz Ag/Ton. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W023820 |
HALL AND MACKEVETT, 1958 , P. 45 (SEE REF.)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BODIES OCCUR PARALLEL TO BEDDING AND TO LESSER EXTENT ALONG FAULTS WHERE THEY CUT FAVORABLE STRATIGRAPHIC HORIZON. THE FAVORABLE ORE HORIZON CROPS OUT FOR 1,500 FT. IN A NW DIRECTION, IT IS CUT OFF BY FAULTS AT BOTH ENDS. |
| Deposit | MOST OF ORE REMAINING IN MINE IS OXIDIZED ZINC ORE, CONSISTING MAINLY OF HEMIMORPHITE, HYDROZINCITE AND LIMONITE, LESSER AMOUNTS OF CERUSSITE, ANGLESITE, SMITHSONITE AND SOME BLUE AND GREEN SECONDARY COPPER MINERALS. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CONTAINED IN REPT. 51 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1978 | Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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