Utah · Beaver County
Past Producer

North Star Prospect

Beaver County, Utah, United States
LeadCopperZincSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryZinc, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEIN
Ore controlProximity To Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert · Toroweap Formation
StructureColorado Plateau/Basin & Range Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline, Eastward Dipping Homocline (Star Range) Believed To Be Part Of An Eastward Moving Thrust Plate.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationMarble
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10010752
MRDS IDD004702
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.39746, -113.10441
References
ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J., A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER CO., UT, UGMS SPEC. S. 46GEOLOGY OF THE MILFORD AREA, 1973, UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. 3.PERRY, L., I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT # 22.BAER, J.L., 1962, GEOL. OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B.Y.U. STUDIES, V. 9, PART 2, P. 29-52.1913 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #80BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIV. OF UTAH P. HD. THESIS.1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #1111962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., BYU STUDIES V.91963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-B1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #31973 GEOLMAP UGMS SS #46EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.