Description
George Rust, W.T., Harris, J. Hyde, All Of Goshen, Ut
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper, Gold, Silver
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlVeins With Splits
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite
GangueQuartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockMonzonite
Associated rockMonzonite · Silver City Stock;Laguna Springs Latite Tuff And Agglomerate;
StructureNortheast Veining, Split Just South Of Sunbeam Shaft
Tectonic settingCrest Of Intrusion
AlterationArgillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1937
Discovery year1869
Identification
Deposit ID10055174
MRDS IDRE00218
Alternate namesElmer Ray, United Sunbeam
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.90939, -112.11273
References
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.COOK, D.R.,EDITOR, 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT 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-K29LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 P.