| Deposit ID | 10104193 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00242 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boss Tweed Adit, Shaft |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.10412, 39.92328 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2149 |
| Relative position | 3000 FT DUE S OF MAMMOTH PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 10S | 2W | 30 | NE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Bismuth Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Fish Haven Dolomit;Opohonga; | ||
| Rock description | Fish Haven Dolomit;Opohonga; | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.10412, 39.92328 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fissures |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| District name | Tintic District District District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Minerals Co. (Division Of Atlantic Richfield) |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00242 |
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
COOK, D.R., EDITOR, 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP. F5> TOWER, G.W., AND SMITH, G.O., 1899, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, VOLUME 3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A HIGHLY MINERALIZED HILLSIDE THAT FAILED TO YIELD MAJOR ORE BODIES. POSSIBLY A FRINGE EFFECT FROM MAJOR CHANNELS TO EAST AND WEST. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | James, Laurence P. (Tripp, Bryce T.) | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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