| Deposit ID | 10020027 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12195 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Utah Queen Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.27886, 40.38716 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2530 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 4,500 FT. S 29 W OF COMMADORE PASS, With A 1000 Ft. Radius |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stockton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 005S | 004W | 15 | NE OF SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Result | 1912-1932 ASSAY: 11 PERCENT PB, 2 PERCENT CU, 20 OZ./TON AG, 60 CENTS/TON AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Humbug | ||||
| Rock description | Humbug | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.27886, 40.38716 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Oquirrh Mtns. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ophir Anticline |
| General form | OTHER, UNKNOWN |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 274.32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12195 |
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 156.
HUNTLEY, D.B., 1880, THE MINING INDUSTRIES OF UTAH: U.S. TENTH CENSUS VOL. 13, P. 454.
USGS, 1916, 1917, 1918, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
MITCHELL, H.G., 1925, A GEOLOGICAL REPORT ON THE DRY CANYON DIVISION OF THE OPHIR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: THESIS STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 367, 379.
GILLULY, J., 1932, P. 156.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT THOUGHT TO BE SIMILAR TO KEARSARGE MINE DEPOSIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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