| Deposit ID | 10102071 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12183 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sacramento Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.26552, 40.38494 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2713 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 4,900 S 17 E OF COMMADORE PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stockton(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 | 005S | 004W | 14 | NE OF NW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Andradite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Result | IN EARLY DAYS, ORE ASSAYED 15-40 OZ. AG AND 20-50 PERCENT PB. AROUND 1932 LEAD CARBONATE ORE AVERAGED 21-22 PERCENT PB WITH 40 PERCENT MAX., AG AVERAGED 18-19 OZ./TON, ZN 4 TO 6 PERCENT AND IRON 22 PERCENT. THE ZINC CARBONATE ORES AVERAGED 40 PERCENT ZN WITH 44 PERCENT MAXIMUM, 1 PERCENT CU AND 2 OZ. AG/TON. THE COPPER CARBONATE ORES ASSAYED 22 PERCENT CU. THE SULPHIDE ORES ASSAYED 30 PERCENT ZN, 14 PERCENT PB, 8-10 OZ. UP TO 50 CENTS IN GOLD PER TON MAY OCCUR IN ANY OF THE ORES. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Madison Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Madison Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.26552, 40.38494 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Oquirrh Mtns. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Close To Axis Of Ophir Anticline, Near Prominent Rhyolite Porphyry Dike |
| General form | PIPE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U. V. Industries |
| Home office | 136 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12183 |
MITCHELL, H.G., 1925, A GEOLOGICAL REPORT ON THE DRY CANYON DIVISION OF THE OPHIR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: THESIS STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
GILLULY, J., 1932, P. 145.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE BODY FOLLOWED FISSURES TRENDING SLIGHTLY WEST OF NORTH. THE DEPOSIT BEGAN BELOW THE BASAL SHALE OF THE DESERET LIMESTONE AND DESCENDS TO 300 FT BELOW THE TOP OF THE MADISON LIMESTONE |
| Deposit | HIDDEN TREASURE, CHICAGO, SACRAMENTO AND CLIFF MINES WERE CONSOLIDATED INTO ONE UNIT BY 1918. PRINCIPAL CLAIMS ARE HIDDEN TREASURE AMENDED, COLUMBIA, CHICAGO NO. 2, SACRAMENTO RED PINE, ANNA, SUMMIT AND HERCULES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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