| Deposit ID | 10012744 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008602 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Saints Rest Gulch Sw Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.11136, 40.50772 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 7800 FT S 35 W FROM LARK, IN SAINTS REST GULCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copperton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 004S;003S | 002W | 06;31 | NE OF NE OF NW (06) | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Last Chance Stock;Volcanic Flows; Volcanic Breccias |
| Rock description | Last Chance Stock;Volcanic Flows; Volcanic Breccias |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Lower Butterfield |
| Rock description | Lower Butterfield |
| (1) | -112.11136, 40.50772 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures And Fractures |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE TO SW |
| Dip | 40 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bingham District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Minerals Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008602 |
BRAY, E.R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE INGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY REFERENCE 3
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. 111, 672P.
BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P.P. 38, 410P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS LOCATED NEAR THE CONTACT ZONE OF SEDIMENTARIES AND INTUSIVES; MINERALIZATION IS CONTROLLED BY FISSURES. |
| Deposit | LATITE INTRUSIVES ARE YOUNGER THAN THE SURROUNDING VOLCANIC FLOW ROCKS AND BRECCIAS. LATITIC ROCKS ARE PRINCIPALLY MEDIUM-GRAY TO MEDIUM GREENISH-GRAY 'HORNBLENDE-LATITES' AND HHORNBLENDEBIOTITE LATITES, THAT WEATHER TARUISH TO BROWNIS GRAY. VOLCANIC BRECCIA CONSISTS OF ANGULAR TO SUBROUNDED LITHIC FRAGMENTS, COMMONLY UP TO 2 INCHES IN LENGHTHS, SET IN A DENSE MOSTLY APHAMITIC MATRIX. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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