Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Bismuth
TertiaryManganese, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFissures, Thrust Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Enargite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Teutonic Limestone;Tintic Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Latite · Packard Quartz Latite
StructureFlat, Local Anticline Or Dome, Fractures, Pebble Dikes
AlterationDolomitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1909
Last production1949
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10020836
MRDS IDDC14069
Alternate namesEast Tintic Development Co
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.95273, -112.06885
References
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.JAMES, L.P., 1982, METALLIC ORES RELATED TO OVERTHRUST FAULTS, NORTHERN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION GUIDEBOOK, PUBLICATION 10, P. 91-100.