Utah · Cache County
Past Producer

Amazon Mine

Cache County, Utah, United States
LeadCopperSilverZincBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper, Silver
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlLocal Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsEnargite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Dolomite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Bloomington Formation
StructureParis - Willard Thrust, Near Axis Of Bear River Range Syncline
Tectonic settingCache Uplift
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1950-1951
Identification
Deposit ID10020502
MRDS IDDC13389
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.94743, -111.50219
References
TRIPP, B. T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.PERRY, L. I., AND MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY OFR-22.HEYL,A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. 41.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. 164-168.TRIPP, B. T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURV.