Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEINS
Ore controlFissure Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Hematite, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite,Granite · Dolomite (Ochre Mtn Or Fandangle Ls)
StructureBuckhorn Thrust Fault Probably Underlies This Property, Property Is In A Graben Between 2 Upfaulted Blocks Of Prospect Mtn Quartzite
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationGossan, Clay, Hydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10021251
MRDS IDDC15285
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.98244, -113.18443
References
SRC.REF: STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J. 1964, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 415STAATZ, M.H., & CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. & MIN. DEP. OF THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, UT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAP. 415EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVEST.USGS PROF. PAPER 415, 1964CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-19651920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, USGS PP 415STAATZ, M.H. AND CARR, W.J., 1964, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAP. 415