Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Opohonga Limestone
StructureN 35 E Bedding, East-West Fissures
AlterationMetamorpitism
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10042176
MRDS IDM058554
Alternate namesBlack Dragon Gold-Silver Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.91939, -112.10412
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 DESPOSTIS 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., AND SMITH, G.O., 1899 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, VOL. III, 1897-98, PAGE 756.