Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlNorth-South Fracture
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Copper
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Deseret Limestone;Pinyon Peak; Victoria
StructureSioux A Tap Fault Zone, Caves
AlterationArgillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1925
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10020095
MRDS IDDC12553
Alternate namesCarisa
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.92939, -112.10023
References
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.TOWER, G.W., JR., AND SMITH, G.O., 1899, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, VOLUME III, 1897-1898.