Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure Veins Parallel To North Trending Horn Silver Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Wurtzite
GangueAlunite, Asbestos, Marble
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Ely Formation;Grampian Ls (Host)
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Andesite,Basalt · Olig Lava Flows;Olig Isom Formation;Olig Quichapa Formation;Olig Horn Silver Andesite
StructureBasin And Range, Horn Silver Fault Brings Camb Sediments Against Oligo Volcanics
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationHemi, Silific, Alun, Argil, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10011337
MRDS IDD005994
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.45107, -113.27887
References
PERRY, L I AND MCCARTHY, B M, 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO 22EVERTS, M L, AND KRUPICKA, D C, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON SITE INVESTIGATION.EAST, E.H., 1956, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAINS, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, MS THESIS.1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #801920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #1111967 GEOMAP USGS SS #16EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR