Utah · Juab County
Past Producer

Lead King Mine

Juab County, Utah, United States
LeadSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Deposits Are Located In Veins & Carbonate Replacements Near Contact Zones Of Intrusive
Materials
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz, Tremolite, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone,Dolomite,Chert · Limestone, Quartzites, Shales & Dolomites
Associated rockMonzonite,Granite · Intrusives, Monz., Monz. Porp., Granite, Etc
StructureBasin & Range, Overthrusting Of Proterozoic Rocks Over Paleozoic. Area Forms Steep Homocline Striking N-S.
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationContact Metamorphism & Assoc. Minerals
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10020286
MRDS IDDC12931
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.83662, -112.39691
References
STRINGHAM, B.F., 1942, MINERALIZATION IN THE WEST TINTIC DISTRICT, GSA BULL., V. 53, NO. 2.PERRY, L.I. & MCCARTHY, B., 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY SS #22.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-19-19711920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111945 RECON HOBBS, S.W., USGS OPEN FILE RPT1961 COMPILE USBM INFORMATION CIRC. 8014EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.