Utah · Beaver County
Past Producer

White Quartzite Mine

Beaver County, Utah, United States
LeadGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture Systems That Strike N-S
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold
GangueHematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Prospect Mtn Quartzite
Associated rockMonzonite,Andesite,Plutonic Rock · Intrusives And Volcanics (Cactus Stock)
StructureBasin And Range Structure
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationMarblization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10087240
MRDS IDD005819
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.5069, -113.27248
References
PERRY, L J, AND MCCARTHY, B M; 1976; LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH; UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; OPEN-FILE REPORT NO 22, PPS 61-62EVERTS, M L, 1979, 1979, ONSITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR1913 RECON BUTLER B S,USGS PP #8EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR