Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Gold, Copper
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNortheast Striking Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Smithsonite, Wulfenite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Gardison Limestone;Fitchville Formation
Associated rockPlutonic Rock · Porphyry Dikes
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Northeast Striking Fissure
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1872
Discovery year1872
Identification
Deposit ID10014887
MRDS IDD011967
Alternate namesDutchman Coalition Mines Co., Wild Dutchman
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.52855, -111.603
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