| Deposit ID | 10021035 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14737 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Columbus Consolidated Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.63939, 40.58966 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2615 |
| Relative position | 4400 FT S 25 E OF FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN |
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 | 003S | 003E | 05 | NW OF SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Result | MILLING ORE: 85 CENTS AU, 23.8 OZ/TON AG, 4.46% CU, 11.9% PB |
|---|---|
| Result | SMELTING ORE: ORE DOLLAR 40 CENTS/TON AU, 33 OZ/TON AG, 6.64% CU, 4.49% PB |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Grizzly Dike | ||||
| Rock description | Grizzly Dike | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Tintic Quartzite,;Deseret Limestone |
| Rock description | Tintic Quartzite,;Deseret Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Till |
| (1) | -111.63939, 40.58966 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alta Overthrust Fault, Snow And Howland Fault, Brain And Garfield Fissures |
| General form | IRREGULAR, TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| District name | Little Cottonwood District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Year | 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1902-1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Smelting Ore: 1 Dollar 40 Cents/Ton Au, 32.88 Oz. Ag, 6.64% Cu, 4.49% Pb. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1913 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1902-1913 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Milling Ore: 13,644 Tons Of Concentrate Averaged 85 Cents/Ton Au, 23.83 Oz/Ton Ag, 4.46% Cu, 11.94% Pb. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14737 |
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PP 201, P. 118-120.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTON MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, P. 119.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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