Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Copper
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formOTHER VEIN, GOSSAN
Ore controlNorth Trending Fissures With Northeast Offshoots
Materials
Ore mineralsConichalcite, Copper, Enargite, Olivenite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Ajax Dolomite; Opex Formation
Associated rockMonzonite
StructureHorizontal Ore Shoots Along Beddings
AlterationContact Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10042164
MRDS IDM058535
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.92745, -112.11246
References
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.TOWER, G.W., JR., AND SMITH, G.O., 1898, U.S. GEOL: SURV. 19TH ANNUAL REPORT VOL. III.MCINTYRE, E.S., PERSONAL INTERVIEW, OCTOBER 1983.MORRIS, H.T., 1968, THE MAIN TINTIC MINING DISTRICT IN RIDGE, J.D., EDITOR, GRATON SALES VOLUME, AIME.