| Deposit ID | 10088441 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12277 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Spotted Fawn Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.83918, 40.21743 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1975 |
| Relative position | 3600 FT. S35E OF DUTCH MTN. PEAK (7794 FT.) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wildcat Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(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 | 007S | 018W | 14 | NW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | PROD. ASSAYS, 1901-1917: OZ. PER TON-25.1, AG |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.038, AU |
| Result | 18.1 PERCENT PB. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -113.83918, 40.21743 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ochre Mtn. Thrust, Spotted Fawn Fault, Bedding Plane Thrust Between Quartzite And Limestone. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | VARIES |
| Dip | VARIES |
| Thickness | 1.07M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Year of first production | 1901 |
| District name | Clifton (Gold Hill) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gold Hill Mines Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nick, Maria And Paul Zakis |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 308.46M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12277 |
SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1935, P. 145
MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980 ON-SITE-INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, 8-25-80
NOLAN T.B., 1935 THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: UTAH U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 177, P. 145-146
PERRY AND MCCARTHY, 1976 ON-SITE-INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1938, MINERALS YEARBOOK, P. 446
1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
1935 MINEMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 145
NOLAN, T.B., 1935, PROF. PAPER 177, P. 145; USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK-1938.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE GALENA-QUARTZ VEINS OCCUPY N20E, 50-65 NW DIPPING FISSURES AND N40-50W, 22-90 SW DIPPING FISSURES. THE NORTHEAST-STRIKING FISSURES WERE EXPLORED IN THE NORTHERN WORKINGS; THE NORTHWEST-STRIKING FISSURES WERE EXPLORED IN THE SOUTHERN WORKINGS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1981 | Messenger, Harold M. III | U.S. Geological Survey |
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