Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondaryCadmium, Iron, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlContact Between Intrusion And Carbonates
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Sphalerite
GangueGoethite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Simonson Dolomite;Sevy Dolomite;
Associated rockDiorite,Rhyolite,Latite · Quartz Monzonite;Rhyolite Porphyry;
StructureDeep Creek-Tintic District Mineral Belt, Buckhorn Thrust, Overland Fault, Pony Express Fault Zone, Prospect Fault Zone, Numerous Unnamed Faults.
Tectonic settingSevier Fold And Thrust Belt, Continental Volcanic-Plutonic Arc, Basin-Range Extension
AlterationArgillic, Silicification, Contact Metasomatic (Skarn)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10055179
MRDS IDRE00232
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.86244, -113.46805
References
HEHN, P. V., 1981, OUTLINE OF EXPLORATION AND PAST PRODUCTION, FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: UNPUBLISHED REPORT, UTAH INTERNATIONAL INC., AVAILABLE AT THE UGMS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAHHINTZE, L. F., 1980, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FISH SPRINGS NW AND FISH SPRINGS SW QUADRANGLES, JUAB AND TOOELE COUNTIES, UTAH: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP MF-1148, SCALE 1:24,000CHRISTIANSEN, W. J., 1977, GEOLOGY OF THE FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: SALT LAKE CITY, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UNPUBLISHED MS THESIS, 66P.OLIVEIRA, M. E., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, FISH SPRINGS RANGE, UTAH: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY GEOLOGY STUDIES, V. 22, PT. 1, P. 69-104.