Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures That Strike N-S And Accompanying Breccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueBarite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Prospect Mtn Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Intrusives (Cactus Stock);Volcanics
StructureBasin And Range Structure, Local Faults (Galena Fault N63 Deg E)
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationMarblization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1909
Discovery year1909
Identification
Deposit ID10011289
MRDS IDD005868
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.5294, -113.26359
References
EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR.PERRY, L I AND MCCARTHY, B M, 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN-FILE REPORT NO 22 P 61-62HAVENOR, H.E. AND HERBST, V.B., 1908, SOME SALIENT FEATURES OF THE GEOLOGY OF NEWHOUSE, UTAH: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, MS THESIS.1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #8EVERTS, MIL, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR