Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Black Dragon Mine

Tooele County, Utah, United States
CopperLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures, Fault Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcanthite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Prospect Mtn Quartzite;Ochre Mtn. Ls And Dolomite
StructureBasin And Range, Claim Is Along A Fault Forming The Sw Side Of A Graben (Attitude Nw, 30 Deg. Ne
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationOchre Mtn Ls Hydorthermally Altered To Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10021253
MRDS IDDC15290
Alternate namesMetal States Mine, End Line
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.99077, -113.21165
References
SRC.REF: STAATZ & CARR, 1964 USGS PP 415 P. 177STAATZ, M.H., CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. & MIN DEP OF THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB CO., UT.: USGS PP 415USGS TOPO QUAD, DUGWAY RANGE NW, 7.5', 1953CONSV. COMP. DATE, 07-29-19701920 RECON BUTLER, USGS PP 1111964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, USGS PP 415STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, U.S.G.S. PROF PAP 415