| Deposit ID | 10014881 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011958 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Dipper Mine |
| Related records | 10300729 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.6255, 40.553 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2798 |
| Relative position | 3300 FT N 20 W FROM MILLER HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dromedary Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Utah Lake(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 | 003S | 003E | 08 | NE OF SE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE WAS HAND SORTED TO CONTAIN 45 OZ/TON AG AND 40% PB, AVERAGE 10-20 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Big Cottonwood Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Big Cottonwood Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.6255, 40.553 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northeast Striking Fissures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 E TO N 50 E |
| Dip | 50 TO 60 NW |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1872 |
| Year of last production | 1875 |
| District name | American Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011958 |
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 QG-534
CALKINS AND BUTLER, 1943
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS NORTHEAST STRIKING FISSURE VEIN WHICH RANGES FROM 1 TO 4 FT WIDE. MAIN GANGUE IS QUARTZ AND PYRITE WITH ONE PRODUCTIVE SHOOT OF GALENA ORE FOUND. ORE SHOOT CUT OFF BY FAULTS STRIKING S 80 W AND S 50 W. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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