| Deposit ID | 10102074 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12221 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lion Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Zella Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.25274, 40.35883 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2493 |
| Relative position | 14,450 FT N 34 E OF USMM 7 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ophir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(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 | 005S | 004W | 26 | NW OF SE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Great Blue Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Great Blue Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.25274, 40.35883 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Just West Of Crest Of Ophir Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Brown, H Ross, Jr. |
| Home office | 2200 Walker Lane, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84117 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12221 |
BISSELL, H.J., (ED.), 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAINS AND FIVEMILE PASS-NORTHERN BOULTER MOUNTAIN AREA: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 14.
GILLULY, J., 1932, P.141
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS ASSOCIATED WITH JASPEROID |
| Deposit | RECORD NO. DC 12222 MAY REFER TO THE SAME PROPERTY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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