| Deposit ID | 10097990 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB01232 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alta Mine |
| Related records | 10154344 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.87659, 38.10748 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2304 |
| Relative position | SOUTH SIDE ANTIMONY CANYON, 4200 FT. EAST OF MILL RUIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garfield(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antimony(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Loa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
East Fork Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Dixie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Garfield |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 031S | 001W | 22 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Orpiment | Gangue |
| Realgar | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.87659, 38.10748 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw Trending Faults |
| General form | LENTILS, PODS, IRREGULAR MASSES, ROSETTES, THIN SEAMS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW |
| Dip | ENE |
| Length | 457.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Coyote |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB01232 |
TRAVER, W. M., 1949 , INVESTIGATION OF THE COYOTE CREEK ANTIMONY DEPOSITS, GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: US BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4470 .
SMITH, T. L., 1957 , THE GEOLOGY OF THE ANTIMONY CANYON AREA, GARFIELD AND PIUTE COUNTIES, UTAH: M. S. THESIS, UNIV. OF UTAH.
CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 .
DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 107 .
1949 RECON USBM R. I. 4470
1975 RECON UGMS BULL. 107
DOELLING, H. H., 1975
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GENTLE DIPS, ZONE THICKNESS NOT OBSERVABLE, ROSETTES 1 - 2 INCH, VEINLETS 0.5 - 1.5 INCH, LENTILS 2 - 4 INCHES IN LENGTH, SENARMONTITE ROSETTES TO 3 INCHES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1978 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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