Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlN 50 W Striking Fracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite,Lamprophyre
StructurePioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt, N 50 W, 80 Ne Fracture Zone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension.
AlterationSilicification And Argillization Adjacent To Fracture Zone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042311
MRDS IDM058877
Alternate namesHigh Grade, Squater'sS Rights
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.49413, -113.1183
References
LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MILFORD QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1471, SCALE 1:48,000.STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMSWHELAN, J.A., 1982, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND MINERALOGY OF THE ROCKY RANGE, NEAR MILFORD, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 57, 35 P.