Columbus Consolidated Mine

Past Producer in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021035
MRDS ID DC14737
Record type Site
Current site name Columbus Consolidated Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.63939, 40.58966 (WGS84)
Elevation 2615
Relative position 4400 FT S 25 E 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 003S 003E 05 NW OF SE OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Analytical data

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 and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Grizzly Dike
    Rock description Grizzly Dike
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.63939, 40.58966

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Most Of Ore Came From Brain Fissure

Comments on the geologic information

  • WORKINGS CUT FORMATIONS FROM PREC. MINERAL FORK TILLITE TO UMISS DESERET LIMESTONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1902

Mining district

District name Little Cottonwood District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1913
    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.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 932.1g
    Ore Lead Lead 4wt-pct
    Ore Copper Copper 7wt-pct
  • Year 1913
    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.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 673g/mt
    Ore Gold Gold 12182mt
    Ore Lead Lead 12wt-pct
    Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct

Comments on development

  • COLUMBUS MINE, WASATCH DRAIN TUNNEL, FLAGSTAFF MINE AND TOM MOORE TUNNEL WORKED AS UNIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER MINERAL VEINS COALITION MINES CO. PROPERTY

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, P. 118-120.

  • Deposit

    JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTON MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.

  • Production

    CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, P. 119.

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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