Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlNorthwest-Striking Faults, Limestone-Qtz. Monzonite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Oquirrh Formation;Ochre Mountain Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Gold Hill Stock
StructureBasin And Range, Northwest-Striking Faults
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationSilication, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10041767
MRDS IDM057532
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.15743, -113.83528
References
MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177, P. 162.1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 21935 RECON NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 1621980 RECON UGMS, OPEN FILE REPT.NOLAN, T.B., 1935, USGS PROF. PAPER 177, AND MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INV.