Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Gold
SecondarySilver, Lead
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Arsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFissures And Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Pyrite, Quartz, Talc
Geology
Host rockMonzonite · Monzonite Porphyry
Associated rockMonzonite · Monzonite Porphyry
StructureBasin And Range, Eagle Bird Fissure; A Zone Of Fracture Up To 40 Ft. Thick. (Ne-Sw; 10-85nw)
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationSericitization, Chloritization, And Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10020914
MRDS IDDC14262
Alternate namesButterfield Group Claims: Northern Chief, Bemis, Hratt, Eagle Bird, Queen, Butterfield.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.50105, -112.14636
References
BRAY E.R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTSCOOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRIST AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 145P.BUTLER, B.S.,ET.AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. 111, 672P.BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P.P. 38, 410P.