| Deposit ID | 10021251 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15285 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bertha Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.18443, 39.98244 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1753 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE S. OF 4 METALS MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dugway Range NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 012W | 03 | SE OF NE SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcanthite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1964 CHIP SAMPLE AROUND EDGE OF STOPE AT SE END OF ADIT: 3.7% CU, 1.2% PB, .001% U, .06 OZ AU, .22 OZ AG, .50% ZN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Dolomite (Ochre Mtn Or Fandangle Ls) | ||
| Rock description | Dolomite (Ochre Mtn Or Fandangle Ls) | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -113.18443, 39.98244 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Buckhorn Thrust Fault Probably Underlies This Property |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Property Is In A Graben Between 2 Upfaulted Blocks Of Prospect Mtn Quartzite |
| General form | VEINS |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.24M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Discoverer | J.B. Thompson |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Dugway District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hollinger-Macfarland |
| First year | 1955 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. F. And T. Q. Cannon |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 150.88M |
| Overall depth | 28.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15285 |
SRC.REF: STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J. 1964, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 415
STAATZ, M.H., & CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. & MIN. DEP. OF THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, UT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAP. 415
EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVEST.
USGS PROF. PAPER 415, 1964
CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 111
1964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, USGS PP 415
STAATZ, M.H. AND CARR, W.J., 1964, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAP. 415
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAGNETITE VEINS IN THE RENCHER FM ARE EXPOSED ON THE MASTODON CLAIMS. REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS ALONG THE CONTACT ZONE OCCURS ON THE HIGH UP AND LOW DOWN CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | A 1964 2 1/2 CHANNEL SAMPLE, 5 FT ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL OVER SMALL WINZE ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | CLAIM WAS PATENTED ON MAY 16, 1900. BODY IS POORLY EXPOSED & HAS A MINIMUM LENGTH OF 80 FT & A WIDTH OF 32 FT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1981 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1991 | Everts, Mike L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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