| Deposit ID | 10102081 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12556 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sioux Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sioux Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Related records | 10131136 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.09551, 39.93245 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2188 |
| Relative position | 0.45 MI EAST OF MAMMOTH PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 002W | 29 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calamine | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Result | AVE: 32.4 OZ AG, 16.9 % PB PER TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.09551, 39.93245 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Almost Horizontal Beds; Shaft Is Located On The Axis Of The Tintic Syncline. West Of The Axis The Beds Strike North And Dip 45 E. Fractures Are Vertical And Trend N, N 15 E, N 30 W And East. |
| Thickness | 12.19M |
|---|---|
| Length | 198.12M |
| Width | 45.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1908 - 1912 |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12556 |
LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G. F., 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 238
HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZN DEP OF UTAH: USGS BULL 1135 - B, P. B - 73
COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #12 , PL 3
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-06-1958
UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #12
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE FROM THE SHAFT IS SIMILAR TO BECK AND COLORADO MINES AND IS PART OF THE IRON BLOSSOM ORE ZONE. ORE FROM THE TUNNEL IS FROM THE GODIVA ORE ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1979 | Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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