Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryUranium, Zinc, Manganese, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEIN
Ore controlA Set Of Joints & Shears That Strike N 5 W
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockGranite · Intrusives, & Flows
StructureBasin & Range, A Joint System N 5 W
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationLimonite, Some Barite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10011398
MRDS IDD006193
Alternate namesOrin Porter Rockwell
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.75495, -112.64692
References
LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1920, DESERT MTN., IN BUTLER, B.S., & OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PP 111REES, D.C., ERICKSON, M.P. & WHELAN, J.A. 1973, GEOLOGY & DIATREMES OF DESERT MTN; UTAH: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY SS #421973 GEOLMAP UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY SS # 421973 GEOPHYS UT. GEOL. & MIN SURVEY BULL. 95REES, 1973, GEOLOGY & DIATREMES OF DESERT MTN., UTAH: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY