Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFissure Zones In Vertical Veins Up To 40 Feet Wide
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Needles Range Formation (Host)
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Plutonic Rock · Needles Range Formation;Granodiorite Porphyry Stock
StructureBasin & Range-Laramide Basement, N-S Trending Faults-Western Rim Of Large Caldera?
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10011315
MRDS IDD005923
Alternate namesDugout Mine Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.20746, -113.86526
References
THURSTON, W R, 1954, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF UTAH, USGS BULL 1005.BULLOCK, K C, 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UGMS BULL 110EVERETT, F D, & WILSON, S R, 1951, INVEST OF THE COUGAR SPAR FLUORSPAR DEPOSIT, BEAVER CO, UT: USBM RI 4820EVERETT, F D, & WILSON, S R, 1950, INVEST OF J B FLUORITE DEPOSIT, BEAVER CO, UTAH: USBM RI 4726EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY