Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryLead, Silver, Gold
TertiaryIron, Arsenic, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlFissures, Within Ls Beds, Favorable Limestone Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Plumbojarosite
GangueIron, Kaolinite, Opal, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureBasin And Range, Fissures (Ne, 75-90w), Faults (Nw, Ne) Offset Beds Afew Feet
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
AlterationBleaching
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10041736
MRDS IDM057043
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.09187, -113.8189
References
NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH,: USGS PP 177THOMSON, K.C., 1973, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MOUNTAINS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 99.1935 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. 177MESSENGER, H.M., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY