Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBLANKET, CHIMNEY
Ore controlGalena King Bed Gouge Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Plumbojarosite, Sphalerite
GangueSericite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Oquirrh
Associated rockMonzonite
StructureDistrict Between Ophir Anticline To West And Pole Canyon Syncline To East, Northward Trending, Westward Dipping Fissures And Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationSome Hornfels, Hydrothermally Altered Galena King Gouge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10019999
MRDS IDDC12146
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.45855, -112.33358
References
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 159-160HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PT. 2, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B.USGS, 1916-1923, MINERAL RESERVES OF THE UNITED STATES.USBM, 1924-1928, MINERAL YEARBOOK OF THE UNITED STATES.BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 373.MOORE, W.J., ET. AL., 1966, DISTRIBUTION OF SELECTED METALS IN THE STOCKTON DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 550-C, P. C 199.