| Deposit ID | 10042152 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058521 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chief No. 2 Shaft |
| Alternate or previous names | Chief Consolidated Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.10523, 39.95439 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2030 |
| Relative position | 6200 FT. N 37 E OF EUREKA PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 002W | 18 | NW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Cadmium | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Packard Quartz Latite | ||||||
| Rock description | Packard Quartz Latite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Deseret Limestone;Bluebell Dolomite And Victoria |
| Rock description | Deseret Limestone;Bluebell Dolomite And Victoria |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -112.10523, 39.95439 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North-Striking |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mineralized Fissures |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Length | 2438.4M |
| Depth to top | 213.36M |
| Depth to bottom | 609.6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1909 |
| Discoverer | Walter Fitch Sr. And J.R. Finlay |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco Exploration |
| Home office | Tucson, Arizona |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chief Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Home office | New York, Ny. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 259HA |
| Length | 48279M |
| Overall depth | 609.6M |
| Overall length | 2735.81M |
| Overall width | 804.65M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058521 |
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
CHIEF CONSOLIDATED MINING CO., 1918, 1920 ANNUAL REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS, N.P.
MORRIS, H.T., 1968, MAIN TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, IN RIDGE, J.D., ED., GRATON-SALES VOLUME, A.I.M.E.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHAFT WAS RE-EQUIPPED BY ASARCO INC. IN 1981-1983 TO ALLOW EXPLORATION (NOTABLY TO SOUTHEAST) TO 1450 LEVEL. SAMPLING WAS TAKEN ON 1600 LEVEL WHERE DRILLING IS PLANNED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | James, Laurence P. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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