Prospects In Silver Fork Canyon

Occurrence in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014857
MRDS ID D011916
Record type Site
Current site name Prospects In Silver Fork Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.62411, 40.60244 (WGS84)
Elevation 2865
Relative position 8780 FT N58W OF MT. MILLICENT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salt Lake(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brighton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jordan(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Salt Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 002S 003E 33 NE OF SW OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1983

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CU-STAINING IS ONLY OBSERVED MINERALIZATION

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation, Bleaching, Recrystallization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone
    Rock description Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.62411, 40.60244

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt
Type of structure Local
Structure description Silver Fork Fault

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • North Striking Silver Fork Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • SILVER FORK FAULT RUNS THROUGH SITE, TWO ADITS LOCATED ON THE FAULT. ENTIRE AREA IS HIGHLY BRECCIATED AND SHEARED. VERTICAL SLICKENSIDES PRESENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Big Cottonwood District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS COMPRISE THREE ADITS AND THREE PITS. ALL ADITS ARE COLLASPED TO PARTLY OPEN. THE TOTAL EXPOSED LENGTH OF OPENINGS IS 30 FEET

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CU-STAINING IS DISSEMINATED THROUGH AN INTENSE BRECCIATION ZONE HOSTED BY LIMESTONE. MOST FRACTURES STRIKE N70E

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1984 Shubat, Michael A. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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