| Deposit ID | 10087688 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008614 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Harkers Canyon Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.16691, 40.60577 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2585 |
| Relative position | .75 MILE S 23 S OF CRYSTAL SPRING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(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)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002S | 003W | 34 | NW OF SE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Oquirrh | ||||
| Rock description | Oquirrh | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | Diamond Creek Sandstone and Kirkman Limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basity And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault, Fissures, Fractures And Folds |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 50 SE |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50 SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bingham District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008614 |
BRAY, E.R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLGOY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 145 P.
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. 111, 672P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO NORTH OQUIRRH THRUST. HOST ROCKS ARE HIGHLY DEFORMED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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