| Deposit ID | 10014892 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011978 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | West Park Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.57439, 40.57383 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2606 |
| Relative position | 4900 FT S57E OF PIONEER PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wasatch(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)
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 | Wasatch |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003S | 003E | 11 | SW OF SW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Result | 12% CU, 2.4 OZ/TON AG, .07 OZ/TON AU. AVERAGE GRADE IS 3% CU, .6 OZ/TON AG, .055 OZ/TON AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Clayton Peak Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Clayton Peak Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone |
| Rock description | Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -111.57439, 40.57383 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch. Cordilleran Hingeline. Sevier Overthrust Belt |
| General form | TABULAR, POD |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 90 E |
| Dip | 90 |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1946 |
| District name | Snake Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | West Park Mining Co. |
| Home office | Provo, Ut. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | West Park Mining Co. |
| Home office | Thomas Loveland, President, Provo, Ut. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 254.51M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011978 |
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
ALLSMAN, P.T., AND GUNNELL, F.H., 1946, U.S.B.M. REPORT OF EXAMINATION
BUCHHOLTZ, H.F., 1950, U.S.B.M. STRATEGIC MINERALS EXAMINATION REPORT
U.S.B.M. REPORT OF EXAMINATION, 1946, BY P.T. ALLSMAN AND GUNNELL, F.H., U.S.B.M. STRATEGIC MINERALS EXAMINATION, 1950, BY BUCHHOLTZ, H.F.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTACT METAMORPHIC REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT CONSISTING OF CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE AND MAGNETITE. DEPOSIT HAS AN OVERALL TABULAR SHAPE, 500 FT LONG IN AN EAST-WEST DIRECTION AND 3 FT WIDE. DEPTH UNKNOWN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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