| Deposit ID | 10021008 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14673 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wasatch Mine |
| Related records | 10129892 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.67746, 40.61022 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2640 |
| Relative position | 4,700 FT S 83 W FROM 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 | 002E | 25 | NE OF SW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Result | ASSAY OF 2.22 SHORT TONS: .25 OZ. PER TON AU, 3.32 OZ. PER TON AG, 1.95% PB, .25% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Till |
| Rock unit name | Mineral Fork Tillite |
| Rock description | Mineral Fork Tillite |
| (1) | Tintic Quartzite |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alta Thrust Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Big Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mountain Mines Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1066.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14673 |
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, P. 57-58.
USBM, 1964, MINERAL YEARBOOK.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 58
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXPLORES SILVER KING FISSURE, A PYRITIC GOUGE ZONE WITH 6 IN. TO 6 FT. OF MINERALIZATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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