| Deposit ID | 10102133 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14776 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dixon Mine |
| Related records | 10129816 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.15108, 40.54244 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1806 |
| Relative position | 8,800 FT. S79E OF MARKHAM PEAK |
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 | 003S | 003W | 23 | SW OF NE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Selenite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | HEAD OF THE "BIG STOPE": 3-4 OZ/TON AU, 100-200 OZ/TON AG |
|---|---|
| Result | IN THE NE: 15% PB, 2-4 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU |
| 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 | Upper Bingham Mine |
| Rock description | Upper Bingham Mine |
| (1) | -112.15108, 40.54244 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fracture Zone (N15e, 25; 30nw), Folds And Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE TO SW |
| Dip | 30NW |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30NW |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30NW |
| 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 | DC14776 |
BRAY, E.R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 145P.
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. 111, 672P.
BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P.P. 38, 410P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT LIES CLOSE TO MIDAS THRUST FAULT AND OTHER CROSS-FAULTED ZONES. MINERALIZATION IS CONTROLLED BY FISSURES IN ALTERED AND DEFORMED HOSTROCKS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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