Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Red Warrior Limestone;Mowitza Shale
StructureBasin & Range Colorado Plateau Transition, Star Range
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline (Cordilleran)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10087095
MRDS IDD004696
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.36052, -113.15663
References
ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DIST, BEAVER CO. UT: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SPEC. STUDY 46BAER, J.L., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B.Y.U. GEOLOGY STUDIES V.9, PT. 2, P.29-52.BAER, J.L., 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. NO. 3 P. 6PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT. NO. 221913 GEOLMAP BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #80BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIV. OF UT. P. HD. THESIS.1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #1111962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., B.Y.U. GEOL. STUDIES V.91963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-B1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #31973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.