| Deposit ID | 10012766 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008664 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckley Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.60828, 40.26689 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 2400 FT. S 57 E OF SQUAW MTN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bridal Veil Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Provo(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006S | 003E | 28 | NW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | 1913: AVG. 9 OZ. AG, 35 PERCENT PB, 36 PERCENT FE |
|---|---|
| Result | HIGH GRADE 16 OZ. AG, 76 PERCENT PB AND TRACE AU |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Deseret Or Humbug | ||||
| Rock description | Deseret Or Humbug | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Tintic Quartzite |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Series Of N20 W Trending Normal Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1902 |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| Year of last production | 1917 |
| District name | Provo District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Garden City Mining Co., Johnathan Buckley |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008664 |
BUTLER, B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF PA III.
HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART TWO, UTAH: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1135-B.
TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
BAKER, A.A., 1972, GEOL. MAP OF THE BRIDAL VEIL FALLS QUAD.: USGS GQ-998
HEYL, A.V., 1963
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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