Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Copperopolis Mine

Tooele County, Utah, United States
CopperGoldSilverLeadTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR TO PIPELIKE
Ore controlJasperoid-Quartz Monzonite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Diopside, Garnet, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Ochre Mountain Limestone;
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureBasin And Range, Vertical Shear Zone Along Contact
AlterationSilicification And Metamorphism Of The Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055140
MRDS IDRE00151
Alternate namesIda Lull, Bamberger Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.15715, -113.80056
References
NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 177, P.125.USGS MIN. RES. 1916, 1917, 1918EL-SHATOURY, H.M. AND WHELAN, J.A., 1970, MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 83, P.28.EL-SHATOURY, H.M. AND WHELAN, J.A., 1970.