Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlAlong Fracture Zones Near A Concealed Intrusive. The Ut-Galena Fissure Strikes E-W
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Aurichalcite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite, Limonite, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite, Willemite, Wulfenite
Geology
Host rockDolomite,Chert · Lost Sheep Dolomite;Harrisite Dolomite;Bell Hill Dolomite;Fish Haven Dolomite
Associated rockRhyolite · Rhyolite Dike
StructureBasin & Range/Sevier Orogenic Structures Including A Ne Trending Asymmetrical Anticline, The Juab Fault Zone & Other Fractures Which Strike N 70 W & East-West/Nw Trend. Ut. Syncline
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationSericite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1891
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10020408
MRDS IDDC13179
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.85716, -113.45861
References
PERRY, L.I., & MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE RPT. #22.HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZN DEPOSITS OF UT: USGS BULL. 1135-B.OLIVEIRA, M.E., 1975, GEOLOGY OF FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22, PT. 1.CHRISTENSEN, W.J., 1977, FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS.1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111963 RECON HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL. 1135-B1975 RECON BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 221976 RECON UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FR #22PERRY, L.I., 1976, OPEN FILE REPORT #22: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.