| Deposit ID | 10014877 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011949 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Albion Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | Albion Consolidated Mining Co., South Hecla Mining Co., Alta United Holdings, Albion Mining Co., Alta Germania Mines Co., Mineral Flat Mining, Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.62411, 40.57911 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2816 |
| Relative position | 5120 FT N1E FROM SUGARLOAF 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 | 003S | 003E | 05 | SE OF SE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 50 TO 65 OZ/TON AG, 28 TO 50% PB, UP TO 2.76 DOLLARS/TON AU AND .3% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Intermediate Dikes | ||||||
| Rock description | Intermediate Dikes | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Ophir Formation;Maxfield Limestone |
| Rock description | Ophir Formation;Maxfield Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -111.62411, 40.57911 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Wellington Fissure |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Year of last production | 1918 |
| District name | Little Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011949 |
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
CALKINS AND BUTLER, 1943
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINOR MINERALIZATIO RELATED TO WELLINGTON FISSURE. MOST MINERALIZATION OCCURS AS REPLACEMENT BODIES ADJACENT TO FISSURE. FAVORABLE BED IS LIMESTONE HORIZON IN OPHIR FORMATION |
| Deposit | PROPERTY HAS UNDERGONE NUMEROUS CONSOLIDATIONS, THE LATEST BEING WITH ALTA UNITED HOLDINGS. ALTA SKI RESORT PROBABLY IS CURRENT OWNER ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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