Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Roy Mine

Tooele County, Utah, United States
GoldZincIronSilverLead
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Commodities
TertiaryGold, Zinc, Iron, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaults
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Limonite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueLimestone, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
StructureBasin And Range, Fault (East), Beds (Ne, 35-40w)
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
AlterationCompletely Oxidized At The Surface.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10041733
MRDS IDM057001
Alternate namesLead Carbonate
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.00521, -113.87251
References
SRC.REF: THOMSON, K.C., 1973, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MOUNTAINSTHOMSON, K.C., 1973, THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MOUNTAINS, TOOELE AND JUAB CO., UTAH, UGMS BULLETIN 99, P. 32-35.NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH, USGS PP 177, P. 167USBM, 1976, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS REPORT1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 1771973 MINEMAP UNIV. OF UTAH PHD DISS., UTAH GEOL. SURV. BULL. 99NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT UTAH: USGS PP 177, P. 168.