| Deposit ID | 10041787 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M057562 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | South Hecla Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alta United Mines Co., Dwyer Tunnel, Alta-Quincy Tunnel |
| Related records | 10203382 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.63634, 40.58716 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2621 |
| Relative position | 7200 FT N03E OF MT. 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 | 05 | SE OF SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Deseret Limestone;Maxfield Limestone |
| Rock description | Deseret Limestone;Maxfield Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -111.63634, 40.58716 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On North Limb Of Uinta Arch., East Of The Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alta Thrust Zone, Howland Fault, Wedge And Kale Hayes Fissures |
| General form | TABULAR, TABULAR |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Little Cottonwood District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alta United Mines Co. |
| Home office | 620 Commercial Bank, Midland, Tx. 79701 |
| Year | 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^68 Cents/Ton Au, 20.68 Oz./Ton Ag, 7.76% Pb, .4% Cu, 4.6% Zn, 4.9% Fe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^41 Cents/Ton Au, 10.4 Oz./Ton Ag, 5.3 % Cu, 25 % Fe, 15 % Si Oz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1911-1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^56 Cents/Ton Au, 17.46 Oz./Ton Ag, 1.35 % Cu, 6.34 % Pb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 9722.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M057562 |
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.
EVERETT, F.D., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN UTAH: USBM IC-8014, P. 22.
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, P. 125.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN PRODUCTION CAME FROM FOUR MAIN REPLACEMENT BODIES ASSOCIATED WITH FISSURES. THREE OF THESE BODIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEDGE FISSURE SYSTEM AND ORE WITH THE KATE HAYES FISSURE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1983 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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