Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement Vein
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlN40w Brecciated Zone; The Brecciation Is Due To Numerous Closely Spaced, Subparallel, Small, Northwest-Striking Normal Faulty.
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper
GangueHematite, Jarosite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Pine Canyon Limestone;Gardner Dolomite
StructureDeseret Anticline
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10019993
MRDS IDDC12137
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.503, -112.5972
References
ALMQUIST, CARL, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, DENVER, COLORADO.MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION,: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.RIGBY, J.K., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE STANSBURY MOUNTAINS: GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH NO. 13, UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY, P. 127.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1950, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE NO. 37.49, DENVER, COLO., UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT1950 RECON USBM-MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 37.491980 RECON USBM-DENVER, COLO.1980 RECON UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEYU.S.G.S. MINERAL RESOURCES 1917, 1925, 1940; U.S.B.M. (1950)