| Deposit ID | 10087669 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008521 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bingham West Dip Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.19941, 40.55244 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1870 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6000 FT. N68W FROM MARKHAM PEAK IN POLE CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bingham Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(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 | 003S | 003W | 17 | SW OF SE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Upper Bingham Mine | ||||
| Rock description | Upper Bingham Mine | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Oquirrh Group, including Bridal Veil Limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fractures, Fissures, Fault And Fold |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bingham Canyon |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008521 |
BRAY, E. R. WILSON, J. C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
COOK, D. R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE GINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND FORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 145P.
BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. III,672P.
BOUTWELL, J. M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P. P. 38, 410P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT LIES CLOSE TO THE AXIAL REGION OF BINGHAM SYNCLINE. HOSTROCKS ARE SHEARED AND ALTERED. MINERALIZATION IS CONTROLLED BY FRACTURES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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