The Fortuna is a copper and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.52806, -112.12889
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Fortuna MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fortuna
Secondary: Fortune
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR PENCILS OR POD - SHAPED SHOOTS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Quartzite (S 25 - 30 W, 20 - 35 Nw)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Secondary Enrichment Reaches To A Depth Of 800 Ft.
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1909 : ASSAYS OF 2 - 4 % CU, 3 - 5 OZ AG, 0.06 OZ AU PER TON. LEAD ORES AVERAGE 30 - 35 %.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): THE ORE IS SOLID AND COMPACT AND CONSISTING ALMOST ENTIRELY OF SULPHIDES.
Comment (Location): INCLUDES THE CONTENTION, KEYSTONE, FREEDOM, FORTUNE, BROOKS, CHESTER AND CONCHISE TUNNELS. THE MINE IS NOW BURIED BY THE WASTE DUMPS OF THE BINGHAM OPEN PIT.
Comment (Deposit): ALONG THE LOWER CONTACT OF THE FORTUNE SILL WITH THE CALCAREOUS MEMBERS. CONSIST OF SIX VEINS: ABE LINCOLN, WINNEBAGO, SIERRA GRANDE, FORTUNA, MAYFLOWER, AND THE WEASEL VEIN.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZITE LIES ABOVE AND BELOW THE FORTUNE SILL WITH A THIN LIMESTONE IN THE LOWER CONTACT BETWEEN THE SILL AND QUARTZITE. THE LOWER CONTACT IS ALSO A ZONE OF MOVEMENT FORMING A TOUGH CLAY - LIKE GOUGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38. P. 311
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1917-1923. AND USBM MIN. RES. 1924
Reference (Deposit): ZALINSKI, E. R., 1908 , ORE OCCURRENCES AT FORTUNA MINE: ENG. & MIN. JOUR VOL. 86 , P. 1191 - 95
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
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