Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Silver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryIron, Zinc, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlVeins Are Located Along Fissures. Replacement Bodies Are Located Near The Sedimentary-Intrusive Contact.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Plumbojarosite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureThree Fissures Striking Ne And Dipping 75 W. Several Faults Strike Nw, Dip Ne.
AlterationLs Bleached White To Light Cream In An Irregular Pattern. Fspr And Biot In The Qtz Monz Has Been Altered To Sericite, Kaolinite And Chlorite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10021209
MRDS IDDC15200
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.09215, -113.81723
References
NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 162-163.USGS MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1918-20; USBM MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1926, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1951PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 419.CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965