| Deposit ID | 10042080 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058316 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Mountain Mine |
| Related records | 10300870 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.67579, 40.62383 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2755 |
| Relative position | 5900 FT N 45 W OF THE SUMMIT OF MONTREAL HILL |
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 | 002S | 002E | 24 | NW OF SE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | DUMP SAMPLE (PPM): 575 AG, 1.12 AU, 1250 CU, 110000 PB, 14500 ZN, 150 AS, 17 CO, 14 NI |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite To Granite Dikes | ||||||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite To Granite Dikes | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Tintic Quartzite |
| Rock description | Tintic Quartzite |
| (1) | -111.67579, 40.62383 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alta Thrust Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1884 |
| District name | Big Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058316 |
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
JAMES, L.P., 19798 GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, P. 59-60.
UGMS BULLETIN 114 PG. 59-60
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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