| Deposit ID | 10014854 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011912 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cooper Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.613, 40.60966 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2865 |
| Relative position | 8200 FT N 33 W FROM MT. MILLICENT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brighton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(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 | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002S | 003E | 28 | SE OF SW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | NO DATA ON GRADES. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Lamphophyre Dike | ||||||
| Rock description | Lamphophyre Dike | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Deseret Limestone;Gardison Limestone |
| Rock description | Deseret Limestone;Gardison Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -111.613, 40.60966 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Vinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hinge Line |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northeast Striking Normal Faults Grizzly Thrust Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 E TO N 70 E |
| Dip | 60 S TO 90 S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| District name | Big Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011912 |
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. NO. 114.
BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 111.
BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE VEINS THOUGHT TO BE THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF THE COOPER WERE CUT IN THE ALTA TUNNEL AND THE ALTA TUNNEL'S NO. 5 DRIFT. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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