Utah · Piute County
Past Producer

Wedge Mine

Piute County, Utah, United States
GoldSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Gold, Silver, Tetrahedrite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLatite
Associated rockLatite · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
StructureDome
Tectonic settingBasin & Range - Colorado Plateau Transition
AlterationLimonitic, Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10015240
MRDS IDDB00560
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.39025, -112.3305
References
SRC.REF: CHIP SAMPLE TAKEN FROM MINE DUMPCALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 30