Description
Ibex Mining Co.
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
SecondaryBismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR PIPE OR CHIMNEY 350 FT LONG
Ore controlProximity To Contact Of Intrusive Dikes With Cambrian Carbonates
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Dolomite H (Marjum Formation)
Associated rockTuff · Intrusives (Qtz Monzonite)
StructureDrum Mtns Homocline Strikes N 20 E And Dips 30 Deg. Sw, Ibex Fault (N 45 E At 60 Deg Se) Droping The Ore Body About 50 Ft To The South
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1895 , 1904 , 1909 - 1917 , 1934 - 51
First production1894
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10020444
MRDS IDDC13239
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.56356, -113.04109
References
SRC.REF: 1916 REPORT (GEN. REF. #4) ANALYTICAL (GENERA)USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK: 1934, P. 276; 1935, P. 332; 1939, P. 473; 1940, P. 453, 456; 1941, P. 464; 1945, P. 467, 470.CRANE, GUY W., 1934, REPORT ON HOLDINGS OF UTAH CENTRAL MINING CO., PRIVATE RPT, 33 P.WILLIAMS, JOHN, 1901, ENGINEERS REPORT ON THE IBEX MINE: PRIVATE COMPANY REPORT.FARRISH, W.A., 1916, REPORT ON IBEX MINE: PRIVATE CO. RPT., 12 P.CRANE, G.W., 1934, GEOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF COMPANY HOLDINGS IN THE DETROIT DISTRICT: REPORT TO MR. FRANK SYLVESTER, PRESIDENT OF UTAH CENTRAL MINES COMPANY FROM G.W. CRANE, CONSULTING GEOLOGIST, MARCH 15, 1934, MAPS, SURVEYS, ASSAYS, ETC.1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111961 RECON CRITTENDEN, M.D., USGS BULL. 1082-HCRANE, G.W., 1934, UNPUBLISH REPORT: UTAH CENTRAL MINES CO.