| Deposit ID | 60000989 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M057572 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Fish Springs District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.45913, 39.85414 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | MINES RANGE IN ELEVATION FROM 4400 FT TO 5300 FT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fish Springs SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| (1) | -113.45913, 39.85414 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | A NORTH TO NORTHEAST ANTICLINE. LOW ANGLE NORMAL FAULTS TRENDING N-S, DIPPING 30 - 35 WITH 2,500 TO 3,000 FT DISPLACEMENTS. SMALL E-W HIGH ANGLE FAULTS. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | BASIN AND RANGE BLOCK FAULTING |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| Discoverer | C. C. Van Alstine |
| Year of first production | 1891 |
| District name | FISH SPRINGS DISTRICT |
|---|
BUTLER, B. S., AND OTHERS , 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111 , P. 465 - 469 .
OLIVEIRA, M. E., 1975 , GEOLOGY OF THE FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, FISH SPRINGS RANGE, UTAH: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV GEOL STUDIES VOL 22 , PT 1 , P. 69 - 105
HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U. S., PART 2 . UTAH: USGS BULL 1135 - B, P. 78 - 80 .
BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV BULL 110 , P. 28.
USGS MIN RES 1916 , PT 1 , P 439 ; 1918 , 1919 , 1921 - 1928 , 1931 , 1935 , 1938 - 1941 , 1943 , 1947 , 1950.
CHRISTIANSEN, W. J., 1977 , GEOLOGY OF THE FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: MS THESIS, UNIV OF UTAH.
PERRY,L.I. AND MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 176-194.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.