Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryGold, Silver, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFavorable Ls Beds In Fracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Pyrolusite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockSilt,Limestone · Fera Ls (Host)
Associated rockRhyodacite · U Drum Mtns Rhyodacite;U Mt. Laird Tuff
StructureDrum Mtns Homocline
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationLimonite, Hemitite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10011404
MRDS IDD006203
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.57023, -113.06443
References
EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATIONLINDSEY, D.A., 1979, PRELIM. RPT ON TERT. VOLCANISM AND URANIUM MINERALIZATION THOMAS R. & N. DRUM MTNS: USGS OPEN FILE RPT. 79-1076LINDSEY, D.A., 1979, GEOL. MAP & X-SECTIONS OF TERT. ROCKS IN THOMAS RANGE AND NORTHERN DRUM MTNS, JUAB CO., UT.: USGS MAP I-11761971 GEOLMAP NEWELL, R. UNIV. OF UT. MS THESIS1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, USGS MAP I-1176EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY