Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Copper
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsCerussite, Enargite, Galena
GangueGarnet, Quartz, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fish Haven Dolomite;Ajax Dolomite
Associated rockMonzonite · Silver City Stock
StructureNe, N, Ne
AlterationArgillization, Contact Metaswonatism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1945
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10042178
MRDS IDM058556
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.92078, -112.1069
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. AND SMITH, G.O., 1899, GEOLOGY AND MINING INDUSTRY OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 19TH ANNUAL REPORT (1897-1898) PART 3, PAGE 601-767.