Utah · Box Elder County
Past Producer

Big Piney

Box Elder County, Utah, United States
ZincLeadSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSelect Bed
Materials
Ore mineralsHemimorphite, Smithsonite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Hematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Burrows Limestone
StructurePromontory Mts.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationSupergene Enrichment & Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10015630
MRDS IDDB01676
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.25437, -112.44832
References
PERRY, LEE I., AND MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976 , LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH - 1976 : UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE REPORT #22 , P. 1421976 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEPERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.