| Deposit ID | 10021036 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14741 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sells Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alta United Mines, South Hecla Mining Co., Lexington Tunnel |
| Related records | 10226841 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.64745, 40.58161 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2646 |
| Relative position | 5,700 FT N 27 W OF MOUNT BALDY |
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 | 06 | NW OF SE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Bismuth Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Result | 1.03 DOLLARS/TON AU, 29.22 OZ/TON AG, 7.29 % PB, .5 % CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Tintic Quartzite;Gardison |
| Rock description | Tintic Quartzite;Gardison |
| 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 |
| (1) | -111.64745, 40.58161 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alta Thrust Zone, Skipper Fissure, Ne Trending Dikes |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| District name | Little Cottonwood District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alta United Mines Co. |
| Home office | 620 Commercial Bank, Midland, Tx. 79701 |
| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1914-1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.03 Dollars/Ton Au, 29.22 Oz/Ton Ag, 7.29 % Pb, .5 % Cu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14741 |
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., P. 128.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT ALONG SKIPPER FISSURE BELOW THE ALTA THRUST ZONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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