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Flagstaff Mine

Past Producer in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10020855
MRDS ID DC14135
Record type Site
Current site name Flagstaff Mine
Related records 10276428

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.63745, 40.59716 (WGS84)
Elevation 2917
Relative position 2800 FT S 60 E FROM THE SUMMIT OF FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Salt Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 002S 003E 32 NE OF SE OF SW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Maxfield Limestone;Fitchville
    Rock description Maxfield Limestone;Fitchville
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.63745, 40.59716
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On North Flank Of Uinta Arch; East Of Wasatch Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Alta Thrust Zone

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intersection Of Ne Fissures With Favorable Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • OPHIR FM. ALSO ENCOUNTERED IN WORKINGS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Little Cottonwood District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mineral Veins Coalition Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1874
    Ore mined 3144mt
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3,521 Tons Ag Bearing Pb Metal With Value $207.25/Ton

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL VALUE OF METAL PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1880 IS ESTIMATED AT $4,550,000

Comments on the workings information

  • CONSIST OF FLAGSTAFF TUNNEL, FLAGSTAFF SHAFT AND EXTENSIVE DRIFTS. TOM MOORE TUNNEL AND BURNSWOOD TUNNEL WERE LATER DEVELOPMENTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.

  • Deposit

    CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH. USGS PP 201, PG. 120-121.

  • Production

    CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., P. 120-121.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1982 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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