| Deposit ID | 10014873 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011944 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Butte Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Butte Tunnel, Bute Tunnel, Michigan-Utah Mine |
| Related records | 10154758 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.60884, 40.59966 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3030 |
| Relative position | 4550 FT N43W OF 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 | 33 | NE OF NE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | DOMINANTLY A AG AND PB PRODUCER |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| Rock unit name | Alta Stock;Diorite And Granodiorite Dikes | ||
| Rock description | Alta Stock;Diorite And Granodiorite Dikes | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Maxfield Limestone;Fitchville Formation |
| Rock description | Maxfield Limestone;Fitchville Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -111.60884, 40.59966 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hinge Line, Sevier Overthrust Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Grizzly Thrust Fault, Northeast Striking Fissure |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60E |
| Dip | 80N |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1869 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Year of last production | 1880 |
| District name | Big Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 365.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011944 |
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
JAMES, L.P., 1979
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE IS SAME AS THAT FOLLOWED BY BLACK BESS WORKINGS AND IS SUBPARALLEL TO AND VERY CLOSE TO CITY ROCKS FISSURE. BUTTE OREBODIES CONS ISTED OF 8 TO 10 LENTICULAR PODS ON THE FOOTWALL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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