Utah · Piute County
Past Producer

Shamrock Mine

Piute County, Utah, United States
ZincSilverLeadGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Clay, Limonite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Navajo Sandstone
StructureDome
Tectonic settingBasin And Range - Colorado Plateau Transition
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10015237
MRDS IDDB00553
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.40914, -112.34106
References
SRC.REF: 15 INCH TO 2 FOOT CHIP SAMPLES ACROSS VARIOUS QUARTZ VEINSCALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 32 - 39 .BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLOURITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110 , P. 68 .PERRY, L. I., 1978