Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold, Lead, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formFORMS SHEETS PARALLEL TO CONTACT
Ore controlParallel To And At Contact Of Quartz Monzonite Dike And Oquirrh Formation
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Tenorite
GangueApatite, Calcite, Diopside, Garnet, Humite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Oquirrh Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Gold Hill Stock
StructureBasin And Range, Mineral Sheets Or Fissures
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10021194
MRDS IDDC15180
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.14049, -113.82751
References
SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1935 P. 123. EL SHATOORY AND WHELAN, 1970 P. 32-34NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH, USGS PP 177, P. 123.EL-SHATOURY, H.M., & WHELAN, J.A., 1970, MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT TOOELE CO. UTAH, UGMS BULLETIN 83USBM, 1976, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS REPORT.1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 21935 RECON NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 1231970 MINEMAP UNIV OF UTAH-UTAH GEOL SURV BULL 83NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH, USGS PP 177, P. 123MESSENGER, H.M., 1981, ON SITE INSPECTION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY