| Deposit ID | 10041736 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M057043 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monocco Mine |
| Related records | 10227592 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.8189, 40.09187 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2060 |
| Relative position | 1800 FT N63W OF MONTEZUMA PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clifton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wildcat Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(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 | 008S | 018W | 36 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | 1920 AVG.: .002 OZ/TON AU, 3.52 OZ/TON AG, 10, CU, 88 PB |
|---|---|
| Result | 1926 |
| Result | .01-.045 OZ/TON AU, 3.6-11.4 OZ/TON AG, 1-11 CU, 15.9 25.6 FE, 8.8 PB 2 ZN, 3.5 AS, 5 SN 3.5 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -113.8189, 40.09187 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures (Ne, 75-90w), Faults (Nw, Ne) Offset Beds Afew Feet |
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45E |
| Dip | E75NW |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 365.76M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Clifton District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Floyd Myers |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M057043 |
NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH,: USGS PP 177
THOMSON, K.C., 1973, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MOUNTAINS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 99.
1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177
1973 MINEMAP UNIV. OF UTAH PHD. DISS., UTAH GEOL SURV. BULL, 99
NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH; USGS PP. 177
MESSENGER, H.M., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANY FISSURES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Messenger, Harold M. III | U.S. Geological Survey |
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