| Deposit ID | 10102073 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12211 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Northern Light Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Shamrock |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.24691, 40.363 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2499 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1000 FT. N33E. FROM LION HILL |
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)
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 | 25 | NE OF NW OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Great Blue Limestone;Long Trail Shale Member Of The Great Blue Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Great Blue Limestone;Long Trail Shale Mbr. Of The Great Blue Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.24691, 40.363 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures, Fractures, And Folds |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1880 |
| District name | Ophir District; Lion Hill Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12211 |
BISSELL, H.J., 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.
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111, 672P.
SPURR, J.E., 1895, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE MERCUR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. 16TH. ANN. REPT., PT. 2, 454P.
GILLULY, J., 1932, P.140-141
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED ZONE LIES JUST BELOW THE LONG TRAIL SHALE MEMBER, IN THE LOWER PART OF THE 'GREAT BLUE' LIMESTONE, ON THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE OPHIR ANTICLINE. THE ONE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN OR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE JASPEROID. THE JASPERIOD LIES IMMEDIATELY BENEATH A SILL OF 'BIRD'S EYE' PORPHYRY. THE ONE FOLLOWS THE NORTH-EASTERBY FISSURES IN THE JASPEROID. THE ORE IS PRACTICALLY ALL OXIDIXZED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | MINERALIZED ZONES ARE LOCATED IN FISSURES, IN ALTERED AND SHEARED WALLROCKS; ORE IS COMPLETELY OXIDIZED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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