| Deposit ID | 10021252 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15289 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rainbow Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.18026, 39.99105 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Relative position | MINE IS LABELED ON TOPO MAP |
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)
Federal lands
BLM Administrative Area(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 012W | 03 | NE OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Hanauer Limestone;Gilson Dolomite;Prospect Mtn. Quartzite | ||
| Rock description | Hanauer Limestone;Gilson Dolomite;Prospect Mtn. Quartzite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -113.18026, 39.99105 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mineralized Faults At Right Angles To Nw Trending Major Faults. Buckhorn Thrust Fault Crosses Property |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Dugway District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. F. Cannon |
| Home office | Salt Lake City, Ut. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 73.15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15289 |
STAATZ, M.H., CARR, W.J.; 1964 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB & TOOELE CO., UTAH USGS PP 415
USGS PROF. PAPER 415, 1964
USGS TOPO QUAD, DUGWAY RANGE NW, 7.5', 1953
1964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, 1964, USGS PP 41
EADS, J.P., 1981, U.G.M.S.: ON SITE INVESTIGATION
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE 30 FOOD ADIT IS DRIVEN IN PROSPECT MTN QUARTZITE ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Eads, James P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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