Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEIN
Ore controlFissure Fillings
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite, Sphalerite
GangueChalcedony, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Alluvium,Limestone · Toroweap-Kaibab Undiff
StructureBasin & Range Colorado Plateau Transition, Star Range
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline (Cordilleran)
AlterationKaolinitization, Hematization, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10010744
MRDS IDD004684
Alternate namesWoodhouse Shafts
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.35246, -113.09052
References
ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DIST, BEAVER CO. UT: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SPEC. STUDY 46BAER, I.L., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B.Y.U. GEOLOGY STUDIES V.9, PT. 2, P. 29-52.BAER,J.L., 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. NO.3 P.6PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT. NO.22BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PH. D. THESIS.1913 GEOLMAP BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP#801920 RECON BUTLER, B.S, USGS PP #1111962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., B.Y.U. GEOL. STUDIES V.91963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-B1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #31973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46EVERTS, M.L., 1979