Utah · Washington County
Occurrence

Silver Reef-Harrisburg District

Washington County, Utah, United States
SilverUraniumCopper
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Description

John Kemple

Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryUranium, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Springdale Sandstone Member of the Moenave Formation (locally knownk as the Leeds and Tecumseh Sandstones).
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1869
Identification
Deposit ID10072235
MRDS IDW017220
Alternate namesLeeds District, Harrisburg District, Silver Reef District
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.25401, -113.37099
References
Butler, B.S., 1920, Silver Reef (Harrisburg, Leeds) District, in Butler, B.S., Laughlin, G.F., Heikes, V.C., and others, The ore deposits of Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 111, p. 582-594.Proctor, P.D., 1953, Geology of the Silver Reef (Harrisburg) Mining District, Wahsington County, Utah: Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey Bulletin 44, 169 p.Stugard, Frederick, Jr., 1951, Uranium Resources in the Silver Reef (Harrisburg) District, Washington County, Utah: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 51-41.Biek, R.F., 2003, Geologic map of the Harrisburg Junction 7.5' quadrangle, Washington County, Utah: Utah Geological Survey Map 191, 42 p. pamphlet, 2 pls., scale 1:24:000. [http://geology.utah.gov/maps/geomap/7_5/pdf/m-191.pdf, accessed 4/27/2010]Biek, R.F., 2003, Geologic map of the Hurricane 7.5' quadrangle, Washington County, Utah: Utah Geological Survey Map 187, 61 p. pamphlet, 2 pls., scale 1:24:000. [http://geology.utah.gov/maps/geomap/7_5/pdf/m-187.pdf, accessed 4/27/2010]Hurlow, H.A., and Biek, R.F., 2003, Geologic map of the Pintura 7.5' quadrangle, Washington County, Utah: Utah Geological Survey Map 196, 20 p. pamphlet, scale 1:24:000. [http://geology.utah.gov/maps/geomap/7_5/pdf/m-196.pdf, accessed 4/27/2010]Stowe, C.H., 1975, Utah mineral industry statistics through 1973: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey Bulletin 106, 121 p.