Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Honorine Mine

Tooele County, Utah, United States
SilverLeadZincIronCopperGold
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Description

General Connor

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Iron, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPIPE, TABULAR
Ore controlIntersection Of N 10 To 30 E Striking, 60 To 75 W Dipping Faults And Fissures With Favorable Limestone Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Aurichalcite, Beudantite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Limonite, Malachite, Mimetite, Plumbojarosite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Diopside, Dolomite, Epidote, Fluorite, Quartz, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Oquirrh
Associated rockMonzonite · Raddatz Porphyry
StructureDistrict Is Between Ophir Anticline And Pole Canyon Syncline
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10020003
MRDS IDDC12150
Alternate namesBullion Coalition, Great Basin, Bauer
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.458, -112.34469
References
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 160 - 162.BUTTER, B.S.,ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 368.HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PT. 2, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. 60, 31USBM, 1924-1928, 1940-1953, MINERAL YEARBOOK.USGS, 1920-1921, MINERAL RESERVES OF THE UNITED STATESUSBM, 1924-1928, 1940-1953 AND GILLULY, J., 1932, P. 160