Oxford and Geneva Mines

Past Producer in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021040
MRDS ID DC14746
Record type Site
Current site name Oxford and Geneva Mines
Related records 10202828

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.64495, 40.56661 (WGS84)
Elevation 3030
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 1,900 FT S 79 W OF MOUNT BALDY

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 07 SE OF SE OF SE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result 30 TO 90 OZ./TON AG, 40 TO 60 % PB, 3 DOLLARS/TON AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Ophir
    Rock description Ophir
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.64495, 40.56661

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Near Axis Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Alta Thrust Zone

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Little Cottonwood (Alta) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • 20,000 DOLLARS PRODUCTION BY 1880

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 582.17M

Comments on the workings information

  • LENGTH OF WORKINGS BY 1880

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROBABLY EXPLORING NE FISSURES

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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