 | Steinberger, I., Hinks, D., Driesner, T., Heinrich, C. A. (2013) Source Plutons Driving Porphyry Copper Ore Formation: Combining Geomagnetic Data, Thermal Constraints, and Chemical Mass Balance to Quantify the Magma Chamber Beneath the Bingham Canyon Deposit. Economic Geology, 108 (4) 605-624 doi:10.2113/econgeo.108.4.605 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Balance to Quantify the Magma Chamber Beneath the Bingham Canyon Deposit INGO STEINBERGER,1,ā DONALD HINKS,2...ZĆ¼rich, Switzerland Tinto Exploration, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, USA 3 Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche...for the world-class Cu-Mo-Au deposit at Bingham Canyon (Utah, United States), which quantifies the essential...pluton that generated the deposit. The mineralized district shows a distinct WSW-ENEāstriking magnetic anomaly...Additional constraints from drilled geology and district-wide outcropping rocks, including partial demagnetization |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Inc. Economic Geology, v. 105, pp. 69ā90 The Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit. II. Vein Geometry...University of Zurich 3 Kennecott Utah Copper, Rio Tinto, Magna, Utah 84044 Abstract Copper, gold, and...and molybdenum in the Bingham Canyon deposit (Utah, United States) show a systematic distribution in grade...spatially and temporally, the emplacement of the quartz monzonite porphyry (QMP), a southwest-northeastāelongated...contact between the premineralization equigranular monzonite stock and surrounding sedimentary rocks. Copper |  | | Report (issue) | | PAMPHLET FOR THE BINGHAM CANYON 7 1/2-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, SALT LAKE AND TOOELE COUNTIES, UTAH By Edwin W... AND EXPLANATION PAMPHLET FOR THE BINGHAM CANYON QUADRANGLE, UTAH By Edwin W. Tooker and Ralph J. Roberts...Roberts INTRODUCTION The Bingham Canyon quadrangle lies in the north-central part of the Oquirrh Mountains...of the Bingham (Utah Copper), U.S., Lark, and Carr Fork mines, which comprise the greater Bingham mining...mining district. Mining activity in this area began in the early 1860's, and continued until 1985, when the |  | | Report (issue) | | Center, Rm. 1C402,12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah-Federal Bldg., Rm. 8105,125 South State...Systems Gold in the Bingham District, Utah By EDWIN W. TOOKER Gold in the Butte District, Montana By EDWIN...TOOKER Gold in the Ely (Robinson) Copper District, White Pine County, Nevada By LAURENCE P.JAMES The Tomboy-Minnie...Tomboy-Minnie Gold Deposits at Copper Canyon, Lander County, Nevada By TED G. THEODORE, STEPHEN S. HOWE...Contents: Gold in the Bingham District, Utah / by Edwin W. looker Gold in the Butte District, Montana / by Edwin |  | | Report (issue) | | THE STOCKTON 7 1/2-MINUTE. QUADRANGLE, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH By Edwin W. Tooker1 and RJ. Roberts2 Open-File...nappes ............ . .8 Sedimentary rocks of the Bingham nappe. ............... .9 Sedimentary rocks of......... . . .13 Quartz monzonite. .............................. .14 Quartz-monzonite porphyry.. ......... 15 Dry Canyon area of the Ophir mining district............ 15 Stockton mining district.............quadrangle, Tooele County, Utah Figure 1. Location of the Stockton quadrangle, Utah. ................ |  | | Report (issue) | | 7 1/2-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, TOOELE, UTAH, AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH Compiled by Edwin W. Tooker 1 Open-File................. 4 Geologic structures in the Bingham nappe .............. 5 Stratigraphy and description...7 1/2-minute quadrangle, Tooele, Salt Lake, and Utah Counties, Utah Figure 1. Location of the Lowe...7 1/2-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, TOOELE, SALT LAKE, AND UTAH COUNTIES, UTAH" Compiled by Edwin W. Tooker Abstract...Paleozoic sedimentary rocks are the upper plate of the Bingham nappe, formed by its northeastward movement on |  | | Report (issue) | | Selected Mining Districts of Utah by Carl L. Ege Headframe of Centennial Eureka mine, Tintic mining district...MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION 05-5 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY a division of 2005 Utah Department of Natural Resources...Resources STATE OF UTAH Jon Huntsman, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Michael Styler, Executive...Executive Director UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Richard G. Allis, Director PUBLICATIONS contact Natural Resources...toll-free: 1-888-UTAH MAP website: http://mapstore.utah.gov email: geostore@utah.gov THE UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY |  | | Report (issue) | | of Base- and Precious-Metal Mining Districts in the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah by Edwin W. looker1 Open-File.... ......... 5 Geologic Setting of North-Central Utah .......................... 7 Oquirrh Mountains Nappes...Characteristics of Mining Districts in the Oquirrh Mountains ........................... ..14 Bingham (West Mountain)...Mountain) mining district ................ .14 Mercur (Camp Floyd) Mining District ......................Ophir Mining District.................................. .27 Stockton (Rush Valley) Mining District ... |  | Lanier, G., John, E. C., Swensen, A. J., Reid, J., Bard, C. E., Caddey, S. W., Wilson, J. C. (1978) General geology of the Bingham Mine, Bingham Canyon, Utah. Economic Geology, 73 (7) 1228-1241 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.73.7.1228 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1241 GeneralGeologyof theBinghamMine,BinghamCanyon,Utah GEORGE Iā¢ANIER,EDWARD C. JotiN, A. JARENSWENSEN...general geology of the Binghanā¢ mine and presentsa 1: 9,600 scale detailed mine geology map. hnl)Ortant new...gradationalgranite porphyry as a zone of hybridization around quartz monzoniteporphyry, sin'roundedby a zone of recrystallization...subsidiary folds related to the Bingham syncline. Six major igneousphasesof the Bingham stock intrude folded ā¢edimentary...ā¢edimentary rocks of the Butterfield Peaks and Bingham Mine formations. The folding, along with leftlateral |  | Lanier, G., Raab, W. J., Folsom, R. B., Cone, S. (1978) Alteration of equigranular monzonite, Bingham mining district, Utah. Economic Geology, 73 (7) 1270-1286 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.73.7.1270 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1270-1286 Alteration ofEquigranular Monzonite, Bingham Mining District,Utah G. LANIER,W. J. tā¢AAB,tā¢. B. Fonsoā¢...Equigranularmonzoniteof the Binghamstock,the main host for the Bingham porphyrycopperdeposit,was an augite-actinolite-biotite...unmineralized Last Chance stock ad- jacentto the mine. Mineralogyand chemistryof the alterationis quantifiedin...recognizedin pervasivehydrothermal alteration, a central quartz-orthoclase-phlogopite zone correspondingto potassium...augitewith hydrothermalmineralscan containsthe Bingham porphyry copper deposit be mappedbetweenthe two |  | Atkinson, William W., Garmoe, W. James, James, Laurence P., Moor, William J., Swensen, A. Jaren (1980) The Bingham mining district, Utah; a guide prepared for the Rocky Mountain section of the Geological Society of America 33rd annual meeting, May 16-17, 1980. Open-File Report Vol. 1980 (80-823) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr80823 | Report (issue) | | THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH A guide prepared for the Rocky Mountain...Meeting May 16-17, 1980 Weber State College Ogden, Utah Field Trip no. 7, May 18, 1980 By W. W. Atkinson...Survey standards and nomenclature THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH A guide prepared for the Rocky Mountain...Meeting May 16-17, 1980 Weber State College Ogden, Utah Field Trip no. 7, May 18, 1980 LEADERS W. V. Atkinson...Carr Fork Project, The Anaconda Company Tooele, Utah 84704 : Laurence P. James Consulting geologist |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Biotite at Bingham, Utah W. T. PARRY,ā Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake...Lake City, Utah 84112-0111 PAULA N. WILSON, Department of Geology and Geophysics, and Utah Museum of Natural...East 135 South Room 719, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0111 D. MOSER, Department of Geology...Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0111 AND MATTHEW T. HEIZLER New...age of the Bingham hydrothermal system. The U-Pb age of zircon from the Last Chance monzonite establishes |  | Cunningham, C. G., Austin, G. W., Naeser, C. W., Rye, R. O., Ballantyne, G. H., Stamm, R. G., Barker, C. E. (2004) Formation of a Paleothermal Anomaly and Disseminated Gold Deposits Associated with the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo System, Utah. Economic Geology, 99 (4) 789-806 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.99.4.789 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Deposits Associated with the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo System, Utah CHARLES G. CUNNINGHAM,ā U.S...GERRY W. AUSTIN, Kennecott Utah Copper Company, P.O. Box 232, Bingham Canyon, Utah 84006 CHARLES W. NAESER...Services, 5295 South 300 West, Suite 300, Murray, Utah 84107 ROBERT G. STAMM, U.S. Geological Survey,...Abstract The thermal history of the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah, indicates that hydrothermal fluids associated with...the 37 Ma Bingham Canyon porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit extended at least 10 km north of the Bingham pit. An |  | | Report (issue) | | STOCKTON AND LOWE PEAK 7 1/2-MINUTE QUADRANGLES, UTAH By Edwin W. Tooker1 and Ralph J. Roberts2 Open-File...Peaks quadrangles, Utah. Figure 2. Columnor section comparing stratigraphy in the Bingham and South Mountain...STOCKTON AND LOWE PEAK 7 1/2-MINUTE QUADRANGLES, UTAH By Edwin W. looker and Ralph J. Roberts INTRODUCTION...Valley) and Ophir-Dry Canyon mining districts. Mining began in the Stockton district as early as 1864, and...and in the Ophir district, beginning in 1870. These districts have been active sporadically in recent |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cu-Au-Mo Porphyry Mineralization System, Bingham Mining District, Utah ARMELLE KLOPPENBURG, JOHN GROCOTT,ā ...the Bingham mining district of Utah are temporally and spatially related to a suite of monzonite and...and quartz monzonite porphyry intrusions comprising the Bingham complex. Structural control on mineralization...mineralization at the Bingham Canyon mine has been described at the scale of individual large-scale folds and...intrusions of the Bingham district. We have used both the local three-dimensional static mine model and the |  | | Report (issue) | | Geology of the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah by Edwin W. Tooker Open-File Report OF 99-571 1999 This report...Acknowledgments Geologic setting of north-central Utah 11 13 15 17 Precambrian basement terrane and the...main nappes 30 31 Pass Canyon nappe 32 Bingham nappe 33 Rogers Canyon nappe 34 Significance of...nappe rocks in the Oquirrh Mountains 41 Pass Canyon nappe 42 Stratigraphic characteristics and correlation...Fork unit of looker and Roberts (1988) 45 Flood Canyon unit of looker and Roberts (1988) 46 __ __ __ |  | | Report (issue) | | resource areas in the Basin and Range Province of Utah by George Wong Open-File Report 83-722 This...Refereaces cited Appendix A - 2 7 Table Table 1. District descriptions Preliminary map of the resource...resource areas in the Basin and Range Province of Utah By George Wong The purpose of this map is to identify...Range Province. These areas include past or present mining and prospecting activity as well as areas of potential...map are not legal mining district boundaries and may include more than one district as well as adjacent |  | Maughan, Daniel, Keith, Jeffrey, Christiansen, Eric, Pulsipher, Tamalyn, Hattori, Keiko, Evans, Noreen (2002) Contributions from mafic alkaline magmas to the Bingham porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Utah, USA. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (1) 14-37 doi:10.1007/s00126-001-0228-5 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mafic alkaline magmas to the Bingham porphyry CuāAuāMo deposit, Utah, USA Received: 2 May 2001 / Accepted:...Springer-Verlag 2001 Abstract The Bingham porphyry CuāAuāMo deposit, Utah, may only be world-class because...calc-alkaline system. Volcanic maļ¬c alkaline rocks in the district are enriched in Cr, Ni, and Ba as well as Cu,...addition to volumetrically dominant dacite/trachyte. Bingham ore-related porphyries show ample evidence of prior...These āāmixedāā lithologies include the hybrid quartz monzonite porphyry, biotite porphyry, and minette dikes |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BINGHAM CANYON PORPHYRY Cu-Au-Mo SYSTEM, UTAHāA DISCUSSION RICARDO D. PRESNELLā ...Kennecott Exploration Co., 224 North 2200 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 AND W. T. PARRY Department of Geology...Geophysics, University of Utah, 135 South 1460 East Room 719 Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0111 Sir: The recent...paleothermal anomaly associated with the 37 Ma Bingham Canyon porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit. Based on these data...the paleothermal anomaly encompasses the Barneys Canyon and Melco sediment-hosted gold deposits. The authors |  | Stein, H.J., Bankey, Viki, Cunningham, C.G., Zimbelman, D.R., Brickey, D.W., Shubat, M.A., Campbell, D.L., , (1989) Tooele 1 x 2 Quadrangle, Northwest Utah; a CUSMAP preassessment study. Open-File Report Vol. 1989 (89-467) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr89467 | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Tooele IĀ°x2Ā° Quadrangle, Northwest Utah A CUSMAP Preassessment Study by Holly J. Stein1...Mel H. Podwysocki2 Prepared in cooperation with Utah Geological and Mineral Survey Open-File Report...Geological and Mineral Survey 606 Black Hawk Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1280 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PREFACE...CURRENT STATUS OF MAJOR MINING DISTRICTS......................... 28 28 37 39 Bingham............................................................. Recent Mining Activity References........................... |  | | Report (volume) | | SURVEY BULLETIN 1357 Placer Gold Deposits of Utah By MAUREEN G. JOHNSON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN........................... History of placer mining in Utah..................................... Purpose...study................................... Garfield County. ................................................. 2. Imperial district (Crescent Creek placer).......................... Grand County................... 4. La Sal district (includes Miners Basin)............................ Millard County............. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2 What Caused the Formation of the Giant Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit? Insights from Melt...sulfur content of an ore-related latite magma at Bingham Canyon and comparing it with that of intermediate...magma systems. The ore-related latite magma at Bingham Canyon records strong evidence for magma mixing and...was similar to the most mafic rock found at Bingham Canyon (a melanephelinite containing 45 wt % SiO2)...porphyry Cu-mineralized magma systems (Santa Rita, USA; Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina) and several modern |  | | Report (issue) | | 14 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Asbestos ore Lead ore, Balmat mine, N.Y. Chromite, chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...Survey in accordance with the provisions of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-631...discovered or not currently profitable to mine. The mining of mineral deposits, once discovered, depends...fluids in intrusive and sedimentary rocks at Copper Canyon, Nevada...................................................... 9 Generalized map ofthe Bingham Canyon area, Utah, showing distribution of very saline fluids |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Globe-Miami, Sierrita and Tombstone, in Arizona; Bingham and Alta, Utah; Ely, Nevada; and Brenda, British Columbia...for most recent geological description Alta, UT Bingham, UT Globe-Miami, AZ Sierrita, AZ Tombstone, AZ...sericitization. Sampling strategy In this study the mining districts examined include the Christmas, Globe-Miami...Sierrita and Tombstone districts of Arizona, Bingham in Utah, Ely in Nevada, and Brenda in British Columbia...intrusions. For example equigranular rocks at Bingham outcrop over at least 12 km z, whereas those at |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ChemicalCharacteristics of HydrothermalAlteration at Binghaln,Utah Wā¢LLIAā¢r J. MOORm Abstract Three chemicalprofiles...relationsof chemicalchangesto alterationmineralogyat Bingham, Utah. The chemicaltrends are reasonablycoherentalong...porphyry copper metallizationat Bingham,Utah, has beenhampered of altered quartz monzoniteporphyry. Average...associationsare known reasonably OligoceneBinghamstock: quartz monzoniteand well in three dimensions.Geologicaldetails...principalobThe quartzmonzonite is intrudedby a massof quartz jectiveof this report. lnonzoniteporphyryhavinga |
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