| Deposit ID | 10021041 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14747 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Peruxian Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.64578, 40.57188 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2896 |
| Relative position | 2,600 FT N 54 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 | 07 | NE OF NE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Result | 700 TONS OF ORE AVERAGED 1.24 DOLLARS/TON AU, 6.76 OZ./TON AG AND 14.43% PB |
|---|---|
| Result | A FEW TONS ASSAYED 6 DOLLARS/TON AU, 40-60 OZ/TON AG AND 40-70% PB. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Ophir;Maxfield Limestone |
| Rock description | Ophir;Maxfield Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -111.64578, 40.57188 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Near Axis Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Little Cottonwood (Alta) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Year | 1919 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1911-1919 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.24 Dollars/Ton Au, 6.76 Oz/Ton Ag, 14.43% Pb | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14747 |
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 256.
USGS, 1916, 1917, MINERAL RESERVES.
USBM, 1949, MINERAL YEARBOOK
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, P. 128, FOR LINE 1; USBM, 1949, FOR LINE 15
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT OF BRECCIATED LIMESTONE ALONG NE FISSURE IN LIMESTONE MBR. OF OPHIR AND MAXFIELD |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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