| Deposit ID | 10102126 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14691 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tar Baby Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tar Baby Main Tunnel, Tar Baby Upper Tunnel |
| Related records | 10227355 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.65357, 40.618 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2536 |
| Relative position | 2950 FT N 44 E OF MONTREAL HILL |
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 | 002S | 003E | 30 | NW OF SW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite To Granite Dikes | ||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite To Granite Dikes | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Tintic Quartzite;Deseret Limestone |
| Rock description | Tintic Quartzite;Deseret Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -111.65357, 40.618 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North Limb Of Uinta Arch, Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alta Thrust Zone, Northeast Striking Mineralized Fissures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Big Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. W. Hoskins |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14691 |
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA UTAH: USGS PP 201 PA. 106-107
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 114, P. 61-62.
HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 2 UTAH.: USGS BULLETIN 1135-B PLATE 3.
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 61
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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