Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryLead, Iron, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnhydrite, Barite, Quartz, Rutile, Sericite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureSlip Planes Are Abundant Within The Brecciated Zone.
AlterationThe Intrusive Has Been Brecciated, Altered, And Mineralized In A Pipelike Fashion.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1916-1956
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10020861
MRDS IDDC14169
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.4894, -113.29553
References
BUTLER, B. S., 1913 , GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSIT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO REGION: USGS PROF PAPER 80 , P. 172 - 178EMMONS, S. F., 1904 , THE CACTUS COPPER MINE: USGS BULL 260 , P. 242 - 248LINDGREN, W., 1910 , ANHYDRITE AS A GANGUE MINERAL: ECON. GEOLOGY VOL 5 , NO. 6 , P. 523PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 60.BUTLER, 1913