Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures Parallel To Major Fault Between Prospect Mtn. Otzite And Ochre Mtn Ls.
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueGypsum, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Ochre Mtn Limestone;Prospect Mtn Quartzite
StructureBasin And Range, Fissures
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationLimonite, Hematite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10087433
MRDS IDD007343
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.98577, -113.20138
References
STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. AND MIN. DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB AND TOOELE CO., UTAH: USGS PP 4151964 GEOLMAP STAATZ & CARR, 1964, USGS PP 41EADS, J.P., 1981, UGMS: ON SITE INVESTIGATION