| Deposit ID | 10087664 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008509 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Left Fork Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.12108, 40.40994 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1865 |
| Relative position | 2500 FT N 75 W OF THE SOUTH END OF THE WEST CANYON LANDING STRIP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tickville Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 005S | 000W | 01 | NE OF SE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Great Blue Limestones | ||||
| Rock description | Great Blue Limestones | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.12108, 40.40994 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures And Fractures |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N90E |
| Dip | 25NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bingham Mining District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008509 |
BRAY, E.,R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAN MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAN MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 145P.
BUTTLER, B.S., ET.AL.,1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. 111,672P.
BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAN MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P.P.38, 410P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IS ALONG FISSURES AND FRACTURES LOCATED IN ALTERED AND DEFORMED WALLROCKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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