Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlA N 10-15 E System Of Discontinuous Bifurcating Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Malachite, Plumbojarosite
GangueGoethite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Conglomerate · Pioche Shale;Prospect Mtn. Quartzite (Host);Goshute Canyon Formation;Abercrombie Formation
Associated rockRhyolite,Granite · Ibapah Stock;Rhyolite Dikes
StructureBasin & Range, Tilted Fault Block That Dips 20-45 Deg. W. And Faults That Trend N-Nw & W-Nw
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1934
Discovery year1933
Identification
Deposit ID10012033
MRDS IDD007360
Alternate namesHickock, Thompson & Lehmer Adits, Card Workings
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.92299, -113.83751
References
THOMPSON, K.C., 1973, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MTNS, TOOELE-JUAB COUNTIES, UT: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 99BICK, R.F., 1958, STRATIGRAPHY OF DEEP CREEK MTNS, UT: AAPG BULL. V. 43, P. 1064-1069BICK, R.F., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE DEEP CREEK QUAD, WESTERN, UT: NEW HAVEN, CONN., UNIV., UNPUBL. PH.D. DISSERTATION.BICK, R.F., 1966, GEOL. OF THE DEEP CREEK MTNS., UT: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 77, 120 P.BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1979, REPORT ON THE DEEP CREEK WILDERNESS AREA (WSA): BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY, SS NO. 22.1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111966 GEOLMAP UT. GEOL. & M. SURVEY BULL. 771977 RECON UT. GEOL. & M. SURVEY RI #1171979 GEOCHEM DOE GJBX-8(80) LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LAB.THOMPSON, 1970, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MTNS: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULL. 99