| Deposit ID | 10102076 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12251 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Cigale Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.28441, 40.3255 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1734 |
| Relative position | 700 FT. S 74 W OF USMM 7 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ophir(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 | 006S | 004W | 03 | SE OF NW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Great Blue Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Great Blue Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.28441, 40.3255 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ophir Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 W |
| Dip | 40 W |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1897 |
| District name | Mercur District (West Dip Area) |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12251 |
BUTLER, B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 387.
USBM, 1934, MINERAL YEARBOOK.
USBM, 1941, MINERAL YEARBOOK.
HIGGINS, W.C., (ED.), 1899, THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, AP. 15, P.10.
HOWARD, L.O., 1913, CYANIDING ON THE WEST DIP, MERCUR: THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, SEPT. 30, P. 13-16.
USBM, MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1934, 1941.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE ASSAYED SIX DOLLARS PER TON AND WAS FOUND AT A DEPTH OF SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET BETWEEN LIMESTONE HANGING AND FOOT WALLS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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