Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, POD
Ore controlContact Zone Between The Clayton Peak Stock And Mississippian Limestones.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Clayton Peak Stock
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch. Cordilleran Hingeline. Sevier Overthrust Belt
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation, Contact Metamorphism, Bleaching, Recrystalization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1946
Identification
Deposit ID10014892
MRDS IDD011978
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.57383, -111.57439
References
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-534ALLSMAN, P.T., AND GUNNELL, F.H., 1946, U.S.B.M. REPORT OF EXAMINATIONBUCHHOLTZ, H.F., 1950, U.S.B.M. STRATEGIC MINERALS EXAMINATION REPORTU.S.B.M. REPORT OF EXAMINATION, 1946, BY P.T. ALLSMAN AND GUNNELL, F.H., U.S.B.M. STRATEGIC MINERALS EXAMINATION, 1950, BY BUCHHOLTZ, H.F.