Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Localized In Limestone Beds Of The Ophir Fm. Along The Cliff And Canyon Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tennantite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Ophir
StructureNear Crest Of Ophir Anticline
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10020031
MRDS IDDC12206
Alternate namesMontana Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.37438, -112.26441
References
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOL AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADS. UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 148.USGS, 1917, 1918, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATESUSBM, 1940, 1941, MINERALS YEARBOOK.OLMSTEAD, S.G., 1921, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE OPHIR MINING DISTRICT: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL. 16, NO. 7, P. 450.USGS, 1917, 1918; USBM 1940, 1941