Mine detail: Silver Dipper Mine

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Location: Utah County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.553, -111.6255
dep_id: 10014881
mrds_id: D011958
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver
Minor mineral: Zinc
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
alteration: Oxidation
conc_proc: Precipitation From Hydrothermal Solutions
ore_ctrl: Northeast Striking Fissures
Reporter: Shubat, Michael A.
hrock_unit: Big Cottonwood Formation
hrock_type: Quartzite
Structure: Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Northeast Striking Fissures
tectonic: Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
Year first produced: 1872
yr_lst_prd: 1875
disc_yr: 1875
References:
  • 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 QG-534
  • Production:: CALKINS AND BUTLER, 1943
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