| Deposit ID | 10088736 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058329 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buffalo Tunnel Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Emma Mine, Great Salt Lake Tunnel and Mining Co., Allegan Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.63217, 40.59216 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2664 |
| Relative position | 5,000 FT S52E OF FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN SUMMIT |
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 | NE OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Ophir |
| Rock description | Ophir |
| (1) | -111.63217, 40.59216 |
|---|
| 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 |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Little Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alta United Mines Co. |
| Home office | 620 Commercial Bank, Midland, Tx. 79701 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 502.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058329 |
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOL. ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, 98 P.
BUTLER, B.S., ET.AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 256.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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