| Deposit ID | 10088757 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058451 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brooklyn Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.27302, 40.39327 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2682 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 1,800 FT S 21 W OF COMMADORE PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stockton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(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 | 005S | 004W | 10 | SW OF SE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | ASSAY 1910-1932: 11 PERCENT PB, 4 PERCENT CU, 6 OZ./TON AG, 1.30 DOLLARS/TON AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Great Blue Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Great Blue Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.27302, 40.39327 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Oquirrh Mtns. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ophir Anticline |
| General form | PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 W |
| Dip | 20 NE TO 25 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ophir District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058451 |
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 151-152.
USGS, 1916, 1920, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES:
MITCHELL, H.G., 1925, A GEOLOGICAL REPORT ON THE DRY CANYON DIVISION OF THE OPHIR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: THESIS STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
USGS, 1916, 1920, 1925, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
USGS, 1916, 1920, 1925
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE CONCENTRATED IN LIMESTONE BEDS JUST ABOVE THE LONG TRAIL SHALE MBR., TO PRODUCTIVE BEDS, ONE 140 FT. STRATIGRAPHICALLY HIGHER THAN THE OTHER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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