| Deposit ID | 10042164 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058535 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ajax Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.11246, 39.92745 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2164 |
| Relative position | 3000 FEET SOUTH 57 WEST OF MAMMOTH PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(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 | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 002W | 30 | SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Conichalcite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Olivenite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 0.6 OZ AU |
|---|---|
| Result | 2-14 OZ AG |
| Result | 2-8% CU |
| Result | 50-70% SI |
| Result | 1% ZN |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Ajax Dolomite; Opex Formation |
| Rock description | Ajax Dolomite;Opex Formation |
| (1) | -112.11246, 39.92745 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Horizontal Ore Shoots Along Beddings |
| General form | OTHER VEIN, GOSSAN |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mammoth Mining Co. |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gold Chain Mining Co. |
| Home office | C/o E.S. Mcintyre, Eureka, Utah |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 335.28M |
| Overall length | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058535 |
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
TOWER, G.W., JR., AND SMITH, G.O., 1898, U.S. GEOL: SURV. 19TH ANNUAL REPORT VOL. III.
MCINTYRE, E.S., PERSONAL INTERVIEW, OCTOBER 1983.
MORRIS, H.T., 1968, THE MAIN TINTIC MINING DISTRICT IN RIDGE, J.D., EDITOR, GRATON SALES VOLUME, AIME.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRIKES NORTH TO WEST OF MAMMOTH PIPE |
| Deposit | $ 3 MILLION IN PRODUCTION FROM AJAX AND GOLD CHAIN MINES 1899-1917, IN CU, AG, AU. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 5 PERS COMM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | James, Laurence P. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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