Utah · Salt Lake County
Producer

Melco Mine

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
GoldSilverTelluriumArsenicAntimonyThalliumBarium-BariteUraniumStrontiumSeleniumZincNickel
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryTellurium, Arsenic, Antimony, Thallium, Barium-Barite, Uranium, Strontium, Selenium, Zinc, Nickel
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlAu Mineralization Occurs Within A Discordant N30e-Striking/ 70 Nw-Dipping Zone Of Crackle And Matrix Supported Breccia That Is Extensively Bleached, Altered, And Contorted.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
StructureThe Ne-Plunging, Nw-Dipping Overturned Melco Syncline Trends Through The Melco Deposit.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsPHASE A: 1989-1990; PHASE B SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MINING IN JANUARY 1993.
First production1989
Identification
Deposit ID10055197
MRDS IDRE00263
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.58383, -112.15636
References
KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER, 1991, BARNEYS CANYON MINE FACT SHEET - MINING