| Deposit ID | 10020825 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14053 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Swansea Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Swansea Group |
| Related records | 10129994, 10179589 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.13162, 39.91217 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1884 |
| Relative position | 4400 FT. N. OF SILVER CITY CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tintic Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 003W | 36 | NW OF SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | .1 PERCENT CU, 4.4 PERCENT PB. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.13162, 39.91217 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Front |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Tintic Syncline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N12W |
| Dip | 80 W |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 274.32M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Main Tintic Mining District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 286.51M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14053 |
SRC.REF: COOK, D.R., 1957. GEOL. OF THE E. TINTIC MOUNTAINS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 12
MORRIS, H.T., (ED.), 1964. GEOL. OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUADRANGLE, TOOELE, JUAB AND UTAH CO., UT.: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1142-L
COOK, D.R., 1957. GEOL. OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 12
LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919. GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 107
TRIPP, B.T., 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.
1964 GEOLMAP MORRIS, H.T., BULL. 1142-
COOK, D.R., (ED.), 1964 GEOL. OF THE E. TINTIC MTNS.: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 12
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN FOLLOWS A ZONE OF LINKED AND BRANCHING FISSURES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1979 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1981 | Tripp, Bryce T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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