| Deposit ID | 10012729 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008573 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunshine Mine South |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.19608, 40.27161 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 1,700 FT. S 42 W OF SUNSHINE TOWNSITE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mercur(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 | 006S | 003W | 28;29 | NW OF SE OF NE (29) | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Realgar | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Great Blue Limestones | ||
| Rock description | Great Blue Limestones | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.19608, 40.27161 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults And Fractures |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 30E TO 45E |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30E TO 45E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| District name | Mercur District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Consolidated Mercur Mines Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.307HA |
| Overall length | 106.68M |
| Overall width | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008573 |
BISSELL,H.J.,ET. AL., 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO.14, UT. GEOL. SOC.: U.G.M.S. BULL.14,262P.
GILLULY,J.,1932,GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA.173,167P.
BUTTLER,B.S.,ET. AL.,1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111, 672P.
SPURR,J.E.,1895, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE MERCUR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. 16TH. ANN. REPT.,PT.2, 454P.
GILLULY, J., 1932, P.138
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS IN THE 'GREAT BLUE' LIMESTONES, BENEATH THE LONG TRAIL SHALE MEMBER. THE ORE OCCURS AT TWO HORIZONS, APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. APART STRATIGRAPHICALLY, EACH BELOW A CARBONACEOUS SHALY ZONE. |
| Deposit | GOLD IS NOT VISIBLE IN THE ORES, AND IS CONCENTRATED IN THE CARBON-RICH PORTIONS OF THE JASPEROID ZONES, MANY LIMESTONE BEDS ARE SILICIFIED TO JASPEROID. SHALES ARE LESS ALTERED AND SHOW LITTLE SERICITIZATION. THE ORE SHOOTS FOLLOW APPROXIMATELY THE INTERSECTION OF THE FISSURES WITH THE ORE BEDS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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