Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Tungsten
TertiarySilver, Bismuth, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Scheelite
GangueAmethyst, Calcite, Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Limonite, Magnetite, Opal
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert · Kaibab Limestone (Principal Host);Tailsman Quartzite
Associated rockGranite · Granite/Lincoln Stock
StructureBasin And Range, Local Faults And Fractures
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationContact Metamorphic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10011284
MRDS IDD005859
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.2633, -112.88802
References
PERRY, L.I. AND MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO. 22REPORT ON THE CREOLE MINE NEAR MINERSVILLE, UTAH; UNPUB. REPORT BY MINERAL SERVICES INC, 1966/W MAPSEVERTS, M.L., 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.