Mine detail: Carbonate Mine

Previously called 'Homeward Bound TunnelCarbonate TunnelLittle Giant Tunnel'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.62244, -111.6669

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Silver
Secondary:	Zinc, Copper
Ore:	Aurichalcite, Cuprite, Galena, Limonite, Malachite, Smithsonite
Orebody form:	TABULAR, PIPES, PODS, LENSES
Discovery year:	1870

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1872

Geology

Host rock:	Tintic Quartzite;Ophir Shale
Host type:	Quartzite,Limestone
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	On North Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault, Carbonate Reverse Fault (100 Ft South), Alta Overthrust Zone
Tectonic:	Uinta Arch

References

MRDS	DC14669
DEP	10021007
Reference	{Deposit:: CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.}{Deposit:: JAMES, L.P., 1973, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, PG. 62-64.}{Deposit:: CALKING, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH:USGS PP 201, PG. 104-106.}{Production:: CALKINS, F.C AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, P. 105.}
Reporter	Tripp, Bryce T.