| Deposit ID | 10102141 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15226 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckhorn Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.16721, 39.97466 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1792 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES SE OF RAINBOW MINES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dugway Range NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 012W | 11 | SE OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Result | ORE FROM THIS PROPERTY IS SAID TO HAVE CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 1,800 OZ. AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Fandangle Limestone;Lamb Dolomite | ||
| Rock description | Fandangle Limestone;Lamb Dolomite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -113.16721, 39.97466 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Buckhorn Thrust N45w |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1869 |
| Discoverer | Sam Gilson |
| District name | Dugway District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.01HA |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall length | 12.8M |
| Overall width | 8.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15226 |
SRC.REF: ENG. & MIN. JOURNAL, 1891
STAATZ, M.H., CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. & MIN. DEP. OF THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO., UT: USGS PP 415
BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH. U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 111
CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-21-1958
1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 111
1964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, 1964, USGS PP 415
BUTLER, B.S., 1920, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 111
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Eads, James P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.