Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Cadmium, Copper
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPOD, PIPELIKE, AND VEIN DEPOSITS ALL IRREGULARLY INTERCONNECTED
Ore controlNortheast Trending Strike-Slip Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Plumbojarosite, Proustite, Silver, Sphalerite, Wurtzite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockMonzonite,Quartz Latite
StructureThe Mine Is On The West Limb And In The Trough Of The Tintic Syncline. Beds In The Limb Are Steep To Overturned. East Beck Fault(N 60 E, Steep Nw); Millionaire Row Fault(N 60 E, Irregular N); Intermediate Fault(N 77 E, 75 S); Leadville Reverse Fault(N 75 E, Steep Se); Bulkhead Fault(N 75 W, 65-85 Sw).
AlterationOxidation To The 1800 Ft Level; Limestones Were Dolomitized, Pyritized, And Jasperoidized Prior To Ore Deposition.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1909-1956
Identification
Deposit ID10020083
MRDS IDDC12525
Alternate namesChief Con.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.95078, -112.11773
References
COOK, DR, 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK # 12 , PL 3 , P. 80 - 93USBM MIN. RES. 1923-1933LINDGREN, W AND LOUGHLIN, GF, 1919 , GEOL AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 205 - 207MORRIS, H.T., 1968, THE MAIN TINTIC MINING DISTRICT,UTAH: IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U. S., 1933-1967, AIME GRATON-SALES VOLUME 2, P. 1043-1073.