Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlIntersection Of Favorable Limestone Beds And N40e Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Gold, Plumbojarosite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Ophir Formation;Maxfield Limestone
Associated rockPlutonic Rock · Intermediate Dikes
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Pittsburg Fault Is An East-West Normal Fault Downdropped To The North. N40e Fissures
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hinge Line
AlterationIron Oxides, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1871
Last production1910
Discovery year1872
Identification
Deposit ID10014878
MRDS IDD011953
Alternate namesPittsburg Consolidated M. and M. Company, Pioneer Consolidated
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.56272, -111.61272
References
CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER NO. 201.BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER NO. 111.BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534BUTLER, 1920, CALKINS AND BUTLER, 1943