Utah · Box Elder County
Past Producer

Tecoma Mine

Box Elder County, Utah, United States
LeadSilverZincIronCopperMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc, Iron
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, PIPELIKE
Ore controlFavorable Beds, Fissures, And Intersections Of Such
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Limonite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite
GangueAlunite, Calcite, Halloysite, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Fish Haven Dolomite
Associated rockMonzonite · Monzonite Porphyry
StructureNe Trending Fault Zone
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationLimonitization, Argillitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10087178
MRDS IDD005391
Alternate namesOld Tecoma Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.24798, -114.04058
References
B.S. BUTLER, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER IIIRYAN, G.H., 1914, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS IN LUCIN MINING DISTRICT: SALT LAKE MIN. REV. 16, APRIL 30.SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, 1964, P. 82BULLOCK, K.C., 1970, UPDATED 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UGMS BULL 88, P 16-171920 RECON B.S. BUTLER, PROF. PAPER III1964 RECON SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, PUBLICATION1973 RECON UTAH GEOL & MINERAL SURVEYDOELLING, IN PREPARATIONTHIS REVIEW AND BULLOCK, 1970 P. 16.