Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Rainbow Mine

Tooele County, Utah, United States
LeadSilverZincFluorine-FluoriteGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFaults, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Malachite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Hanauer Limestone;Gilson Dolomite;Prospect Mtn. Quartzite
StructureBasin And Range, Mineralized Faults At Right Angles To Nw Trending Major Faults. Buckhorn Thrust Fault Crosses Property
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationDolomitization Of Hanauer Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10021252
MRDS IDDC15289
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.99105, -113.18026
References
STAATZ, M.H., CARR, W.J.; 1964 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB & TOOELE CO., UTAH USGS PP 415USGS PROF. PAPER 415, 1964USGS TOPO QUAD, DUGWAY RANGE NW, 7.5', 19531964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, 1964, USGS PP 41EADS, J.P., 1981, U.G.M.S.: ON SITE INVESTIGATION