Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPOD
Ore controlFavorable Beds Adjacent To Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Malachite, Smithsonite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone,Dolomite · Maxfield Limestone;Fitchville Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Diorite Dikes
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Numerous East-Striking Faults Of The Miller Hill Fault Zone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10014884
MRDS IDD011962
Alternate namesLost Hope Tunnel, Lady Annie Tunnel, Miller Mine, Miller Mining and Smelting Co., Wyoming Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.54661, -111.62134
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 AND CALKINS AND BUTLER, 1943