| Deposit ID | 10088432 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12210 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jim Fisk Mine Se |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.24469, 40.37605 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | 22,100 FT. S35W FROM LOWE PEAK, IN JIM FISK GULCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lowe Peak(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 005S | 004W | 24 | SW OF SE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Ruby | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Upper Madison Limestones And Lower Deseret Limestone |
| Rock description | Upper Madison Limestones And Lower Deseret Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -112.24469, 40.37605 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures (N10 Degrees-30 Degrees E; Steeply Nw); Fault Fissures (N75e; Vertical) |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N35W TO N40W |
| Dip | 45E TO 50E |
| Depth to top | 1.22M |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45E TO 50E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co. |
| Home office | Salt Lake City, Ut. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.022HA |
| Overall length | 76.2M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12210 |
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 672P.
STOKES, W.L., 1963, GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTHWESTERN UTAH: WILLIAM AND HEINTZ MAP CORPORATION, WASHINGTON 27, D.C.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PRINCIPAL ORE BODIES ARE THE REPLACEMENT MASSES IN LIMESTONES; INTERCALATIONS OF PULVERIZED SHALES ARE COMMON IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONES; SHALES ARE SERICITIZED AND KAOLINIZED; VEINS OF CRYPTOCRYSTALLINE SILICA AND CALCITE UP TO 1 INCH THICK ARE COMMON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | THE ORE ZONE IS LOCATED IN FOUR FISSURES, CHIEFLY ALONG THE GREEN EYED MONSTER AND THREE OF THE N10 DEGREES-30 DEGREES FISSURES-THE GEM, JIM FISK AND SAN JOAQUIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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