Utah · Utah County
Past Producer

Union Chief Mine

Utah County, Utah, United States
LeadSilver
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Description

A.W. Larsen

Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBEDDED
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueBarite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Teutonic Ls
StructureWasatch Fault, Fissures (N50e, 50-70se; N30w, 60-80w; N10w, 63w), Fault N60e, 60nw
Tectonic settingWasatch Front
AlterationSome Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Discovery year1899
Identification
Deposit ID10021342
MRDS IDDC15674
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.95523, -111.743
References
HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B.TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111.BULLOCK, K.C., 1962, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF NORTH-CENTRRAL UTAH: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY GEOLOGY STUDIES, VOL. 9, PT. 1.HALE, F.A. JR., PACKARD, M.O., JR., AND M. MANSFIELD, 1910, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SANTAQUIN MINING DISTRICT: B.S. THESIS UNIVERSITY OF UTAH.U.S.G.S. MIN. RES. 1916, 1917, 1925-1927