| Deposit ID | 10087673 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008531 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Gate Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.20969, 40.32216 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2121 |
| Relative position | 800 FT. N 4 E OF MERCUR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mercur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006S | 003W | 05;08 | SW OF SW OF SW (05) | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Orpiment | Ore |
| Realgar | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Great Blue Limestones;Long Trail Shale Member Of The Great Blue | ||
| Rock description | Great Blue Limestones;Long Trail Shale Mbr. Of The Great Blue | ||
| |||
| (1) | Great Blue Ls, Humbug Formation, and Deseret Limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fractures, Fissures, Faults And Folds |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 20NE TO 25NE |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 20NE TO 25NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1907 |
| District name | Mercur District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Consolidated Mercur Mines Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 136M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008531 |
BISSELL, H.H., ET. AL., 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO.14, UT. GEOL. SOC.:U.G.M.S. BULL. 14,262P.
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA.173,167P.
BUTTLER, B.S., ET. AL.,1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111, 672P.
SPURR, J.E., 1895, ECONOMIC GEOLGOY OF THE MERCUR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. 16TH. ANN. REPT.,PT.2, 454P.
DPUTT, J.E., 1895, P.404
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IS LOCALIZED IN ALTERED ZONES. THE OXIDIZED ORE IS LIGHT COLOURED AND MORE FRIABLE THAN THE UNOXIDIZED (ABSE) ORE. IT LACKS SULFIDES AND CONTAINS SULFATES INCLUDING GYPSUM, SCORODITE, AND MELENTERITE. THE ORE ZONE IS GENERALLY 10 FT THICK. |
| Deposit | GOLD IS NOT VISIBLE IN THE ORES, AND IS CONCENTRATED IN THE CARBON-RICH PORTIONS OF THE ALTERED ZONES. THE ORE IS SOFT AND PULVERIZED, LIGHT YELLOWISH OR GRAYISH IN COLOR. THE ORES IF FORMED BY THE IMPREGNATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE WALLROCKS; AND THE FISSURE FILLINGS ARE NEGLIGIBLE. NEVERTHELES THESE FISSURES WERE OF FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE IN LOCALIZING THE DEPOSITS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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