The Cottonwood Atlantis is a silver and lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 10,850 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,850 Feet (3,307 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.56778, -111.63556
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Cottonwood Atlantis MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cottonwood Atlantis
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Cottonwood 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
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne Dikes, Alta Thrust,
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZATION HAS OCCURED ALONG FISSURES, IN LIMESTONE BRECCIAS ALONG THE ALTA THRUST, AND IN QUARTZITE. THE ALTA THRUST OCCUR AS A "WINDOW" WHICH FORMS THE TOP OF MOUNT BALDY. BELOW THE WINDOW IS ANOTHER THRUST ZONE WHERE THE UPPER PLATE IS TO THE EAST.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS,F.C. & BUTLER,B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA: USGS PROF. PAPER 201, P. 129.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-25-1958
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