Description
Harrington-Hickory Cons Min Co
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Copper
SecondaryGold, Zinc
TertiaryAntimony, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEINS AND POCKETS
Ore controlZones Forming At Junctions Of Favorable Beds & Crosscutting Fissures With Little Lateral Replacement
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena, Malachite, Rhodochrosite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueApatite, Garnet, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Dolomite,Chert · Tailsman Quartzite;Kiabab-Plympton Undiff, Limestone, Dolomite;Moenkopi Formation, Thin Bedded Shale
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · Granodiorite Plug-Undiff;Quartz Monzonite Stock-Undiff
StructureBasin And Range, North East End Of The Star Mountain Range
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationHornfels, Marble, Serpentine, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10011270
MRDS IDD005840
Alternate namesThe Gomer Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.34996, -113.1008
References
ABOU-ZEID, S AND WHELAN, J A, 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUAD, STAR DISTRICT BEAVER CO, UTAH: UGMS SPEC STUD NO 46BAER, J L, 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER CO UTAH: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV GEOL STUDIES V 9 PT 2, P 29-52BAER J L, 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER CO UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL ASSOC PUB NO 3 P 6PERRY, L I AND MCCARTHY, B M, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL 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.1875 RECON GILBERT G K, 100TH MER REPORT1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, PP NO 801949 COMPILE ALLSMAN, USBM INF CIRC #74971953 COMPILE TOWNSEND, USBM INF CIRC #4953EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEYEVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY