Description
Dan Probert (Ibapah, Ut.)
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryAntimony, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMineralization Located Along Breccia Zone Which Parallels Rocky Spring Thrust
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Metacinnabar
GangueBarite, Calcite, Limonite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Busby;Pioche;Prospect Mountain;Sevy
Associated rockGranite · Ibapah Stock
StructureBasin & Range, Rocky Springs Thrust Fault Places Cambrian Units Over Devonian Thrust Strikes N60w & Dips 50-55 Sw
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1940
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10087440
MRDS IDD007358
Alternate namesCongar Hill #1-5
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.92771, -113.91751
References
THOMPSON, K.C., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MTNS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D. DISSERTATION (UNPUBLISHED).EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, (N.D.), REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 117: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1977, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN EMERGENCY WITHDRAWAL AREA: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111966 GEO MAP UGMS BULL. 77 & 991977 RECON UGMS R.I. 1171979 GEOC HEM DOE GJBX-8 (80)