| Deposit ID | 10011401 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006199 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alto Mine |
| Related records | 10203243 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.03553, 39.56106 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2013 |
| Relative position | .7 MILES SE OF LADY LAIRD PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lady Laird Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(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 | 014S | 011W | 36 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | ASSAY OF JAN. 12, 1916: 2 SAMPLES AVG. 26.28% CU, 0.03 OZ AU, 0.28 OZ AG |
|---|---|
| Result | 1934 DUMP ASSAY: 0.025 OZ AU, 0.70 OZ AG, 1.22% CU |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Dolomite H (Marjum Formation Of House Range) | ||||
| Rock description | Dolomite H (Marjum Formation Of House Range) | ||||
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| (1) | -113.03553, 39.56106 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Drum Mtns Homocline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Keystone Fault Strikes Ne |
| General form | IRREGULAR LENS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| District name | Detroit District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Utah Central Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Utah Central Mining Co. |
| First year | 1934 |
| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006199 |
CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB-MILLARD COUNTIES UTAH: USGS BULL. 1082-H
EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY, ON SITE INVESTIGATION
CRANE, G.W., 1934, GEOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF COMPANY HOLDINGS IN THE DETROIT DISTRICT: REPORT TO MR. FRANK SYLVESTER, PRESIDENT OF UTAH CENTRAL MINES COMPANY FROM G.W. CRANE, CONSULTING GEOLOGIST, MARCH 15, 1934, MAPS, SURVEYS, ASSAYS, ETC.
1920 RECON BUTLER, USGS PP 111
1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, USGS BULL. 1082-H
1969 RECON UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY RI 41
CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSIT IN THE DRUM MTN.: USGS BULL. 1082-H
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AT 40 FT FROM PORTAL OF UPPER TUNNEL ORE WAS FOUND AND FOLLOWED ABOUT 140 FT W. & NW WITH TO OR MORE STOPES, ONE OF WHICH EXTENDS TO THE SURFACE ABOUT 80 FT ABOVE THE TUNNEL LEVEL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1980 | Everts, Michael L. | Bureau of Land Management |
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