Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Iron
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formFLAT-LYING BLANKET/MANY IRREGULAR PIPES
Ore controlBrecciated Zone Of Bonanza Overthrust, And The Vertical "Blue Jay" Vein Composed Of Qtz, Galena & Malacite Stains
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Bindheimite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Jamesonite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Marble, Quartz, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone,Dolomite · Limestone, Quartzites, Shales & Dolomites;Bonanza Shale;Gardner Ls
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
AlterationTalc, Chlorite, Deep Red Hemitite, Limonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10020288
MRDS IDDC12934
Alternate namesOld Scottia Mine, Bonanza Mine, Walker Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.84078, -112.3933
References
STRINGHAM, B F, 1942, MINERALIZATION IN THE WEST TINTIC DISTRICT, GSA BULL, V 53, NO 2PERRY, L I & MCARTHY, B, 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SS #22HEYL, A V, 1963, OX ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE US, PT 2, UTAH: USGS BULL 1135-B, 104 P.STRINGHAM, B. F., 1942 , MINERALIZATION IN W. TINTIC DISTRICT: GSA BULL VOL 53 , #2 , P. 2825) PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 229-232.1920 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