Description
Heber Holt, Enterprise, Utah
Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlN 22 E Striking Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chrysocolla, Descloizite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite, Willemite
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureEast-Northeast Striking Graben, N 22 E Striking Fissure
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationSilicification Envelope Which Is 50 To 100 Feet Wide, In Turn Enveloped By A Calcite-Altered Zone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1934
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10042299
MRDS IDM058828
Alternate namesHolt
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.68164, -113.71998
References
FITCH, D.C., AND BRADY, M.W., 1982, GEOLOGY OF THE ESCALANTE SILVER MINE, UTAH: NORTHWEST MINING ASSOCIATION 88TH ANNUAL CONVENTION, DECEMBER 9, 1982.HOGAN, D.K., AND OTHERS, 1982, ESCALANTE: MAJOR SILVER MINE NEARS FIRST YEAR OF FALL OPERATION: MINING ENGINEER VOL 34, NO. 9, PP. 1323-1328.ALLEN, D.R., 1979, GEOLOGY, AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE ESCALANTE SILVER VEINS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UNPUBLISHED MS THESIS, 72 P.SIDERS, M.A., 1985, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BERYL JUNCTION QUADRANGLE, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP. IN PRESS.