| Deposit ID | 10106663 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14141 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Highland Boy |
| Alternate or previous names | Utah - Apex, Utah Consolidated Mining Company |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.16802, 40.51522 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | ONE MILE SW OF THE OPEN PIT CENTER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bingham Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003S | 003W | 34 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcanthite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Specularite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Olivine | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Result | 1900'S : 12 % CU, $4 AU, 3 % AG. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS IN 1905 : GREY LS: 4.87 % SIO2 , 0.3 % AL2O3, 0.99 % MGO, 53.50 % CAO, 39.32 % CO2 |
|---|---|
| Result | WHITE LS: 43.4 % SIO2 , 1.31 % MGO, 45.52 % CAO, 0.23 % H2O, 8.28 % CO2 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -112.16802, 40.51522 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Limestone (N 45 - 80 E, 25 - 55 N), Fissures (N 85 E; N 85 W; N 30 - 45 W; N - S), Slip Planes (N - Ne, 90 ; E - Ne, 45 N) |
| General form | THREE WELL - DEFINED LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | E - W |
| Dip | 30 - 45 N |
| Thickness | 30.48M |
| Width | 121.92M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1873 |
| Discoverer | J. W. Campbell |
| Year of first production | 1896 |
| District name | Bingham District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14141 |
USGS BULL. 213, 1902, P. 108.
USGS BULL. 260, 1904, P. 238.
3A) USGS PROF PAPER 38 , P. 264 .
3B) USGS MIN. RES. 1916 - 1924 .
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-12-1965
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LENSES SHOW A MASSIVE BEDDED STRUCTURE. THE REPLACEMENT SHOOTS ARE IN CARBONATES IN THE UPPER PARTS OF THE MINE. SKARN ORE ARE NEAR THE INTRUSIVE CONTACT AT DEPTH; PYRITIFEROUS COPPER ORE ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRITIC IGNEOUS ROCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1975 | Mc Coy, Gail | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1978 | Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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