Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Tungsten
SecondaryGold, Silver, Copper
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlVertical North Striking Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Aurichalcite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Callville-Pakoon (Principal Host);Tailsman Quartzite;Redwall Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Granite · Lincoln Quartz Monzonite Stock
StructureBasin And Range, North To Nw Trending Faults
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationMarble
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1871
Discovery year1859
Identification
Deposit ID10011287
MRDS IDD005863
Alternate namesChief Group, Consolidated 1-5, Iron Duke
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.38885, -112.92663
References
PERRY, L I AND MCCARTHY, B M, 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO. 22HUNTLEY, D B, 1885, PRECIOUS METALS IN THE US, 10TH CENSUS V 13, P 474-475.EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUREVERTS, M L, 1979, ONSITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR