| Deposit ID | 10014864 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011932 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Great Western Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Great Western Mines Co., Mountain Lake Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.57411, 40.59911 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2880 |
| Relative position | 4800 FT N 52 W FROM CLAYTON PEAK |
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 | 35 | NW OF NE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Result | 5% CU, MINOR AU AND AG, .25 + .30% WO3 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| Rock unit name | Clayton Peak Stock;Alta Stock | ||
| Rock description | Clayton Peak Stock;Alta Stock | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.57411, 40.59911 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hinge |
| General form | POD |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| District name | Big Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Great Western Mines Co. |
| Home office | Ogden, Ut. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011932 |
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 | REFERENCES ON THIS PROSPECT ARE CONFUSING; REFERENCE BY JAMES, 1979, DESCRIBES CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN MISSISSIPPIAN LIMESTONE AND INTRUSIVES; HOWEVER, GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS NO SEDIMENTS WITHIN ONE MILE OF PROSPECT. LOOKS LIKE THE MOUNTAIN LAKE MINE WAS BEING DESCRIBED RATHER THAN THEGREAT WESTERN MINE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1860'S |
| Deposit | APPARENTLY NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON AREA, REFERENCES GIVEN FOR MOUNTAIN LAKE MINE WHICH IS ALSO CALLED THE GREAT WESTERN ADIT. REFERENCE BY JAMES, 1979, IS CONFUSING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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