Rio #1

Occurrence in Juab county in Utah, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Manganese
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. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011404
MRDS ID D006203
Record type Site
Current site name Rio #1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.06443, 39.57023 (WGS84)
Elevation 1811
Relative position 1000 FT SW OF BM 5938 IN SEC. 27 T14S R11W

Site location context

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)

Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Juab

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 014S 011W 27 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4, NE 1/4 NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonite, Hemitite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Rock unit name U Drum Mtns Rhyodacite;U Mt. Laird Tuff
    Rock description U Drum Mtns Rhyodacite;U Mt. Laird Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Fera Ls (Host)
    Rock description Fera Ls (Host)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.06443, 39.57023

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Drum Mtns Homocline

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N30W
    Dip 42SW
    Thickness 1.83M
    Width 3.05M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 15.24M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Favorable Ls Beds In Fracture Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Detroit District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Bureau Of Land Management

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT KNOWN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 7.62M
    Overall depth 6.1M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1980 Everts, Michael L. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.