| Deposit ID | 10020853 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14132 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cardiff Mine |
| Related records | 10203025, 10227335 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.6544, 40.60827 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2676 |
| Relative position | 2300 FT S 51 E FROM THE SUMMIT OF MONTREAL HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(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)
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 | 002S | 003E | 30 | SE OF SE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite To Granite Dikes | ||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite To Granite Dikes | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Tintic Quartzite;Deseret Limestone |
| Rock description | Tintic Quartzite;Deseret Limestone |
| (1) | -111.6544, 40.60827 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On North Limb Of Uinta Arch; East Of Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | East And West Superior Faults, Alta Overthrust, Cardiff Fissure |
| General form | IRREGULAR, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 E |
| Dip | 70 N |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Discoverer | T. B. Jones |
| District name | Big Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14132 |
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, UTAH UGMS BULLETIN 114, PG. 65-68.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 66.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Deposit | THE LARGEST OF THE CARDIFF ORE BODIES AVERAGED 10 FT IN THICKNESS AND OVER 300 FT IN LENGTH, AND WAS AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE CARDIFF FISSURE (N55E, 70N) AND ALTA THRUST |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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