Mine detail: Alta Tunnel

Previously called 'Bodfish TunnelAlta Tunnel and Transportation Co.Prince of Wales GroupLucky Dutchman Shaft'

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Location: Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.61188, -111.61967
dep_id: 10014853
mrds_id: D011910
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver
Minor mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Argentite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
alteration: Oxidation
conc_proc: Precipitation From Intrusive - Derived Hydrothermal Solutions
ore_ctrl: Fissures
Reporter: Shubat, Michael A.
hrock_unit: Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone
hrock_type: Sandstone,Limestone,Dolomite
arock_unit: Intermediate Dikes
arock_type: Plutonic Rock
Structure: Vinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hinge Line, Northeast Striking Fissures, Normal Faults, And Thrust Faults
tectonic: Basin And Range - Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hinge Line, Sevier Overthrust Belt
Year first produced: 1925
yr_lst_prd: 1934
disc_yr: 1875
References:
  • Deposit:: JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. NO. 114.
  • Deposit:: CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 201.
  • Deposit:: BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 111.
  • Deposit:: BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534
  • Production:: CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S. 1943
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