Description
Leffler Palmer
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Lead
TertiaryZinc, Arsenic, Copper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPELIKE ORE SHOOTS
Ore controlE-W Hornblende Andesite Dike, E-W Brecciated Zones, Nw-Striking, 60-80sw Dipping Sheeted Zones In The Hanging Wall Of The Ore Bodies.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Ochre Mountain Limestone;Prospect Mountain Quartrite
Associated rockAndesite · Hornblende Andesite Dike
StructureBasin And Range
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationDolomitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10020061
MRDS IDDC12268
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.18104, -113.81056
References
SRC.REF: NOLAN (1935), EL-SHATOURY AND WHELAN (1970)EL-SHATOURY, H.M., AND J.A. WHELAN, 1970, MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL MINING DIST., TOOELE CO., UTAH: UGMS BULL. 83, P. 32, PLS. 1-3MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177, P. 136-138.PERRY, L.I., 1976, OPEN FILE ASSAYS: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 21935 MINEMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 136-1381970 MINEMAP UGMS, BULL. 83, PLS. 1-31976 RECON UGMS, OPEN FILE DATA1980 RECON UGMS, OPEN FILE NOTESUSGS MIN. RESOURCES 1921-1931; USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK 1932-35 1940, 1948