Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlLimestone-Quartz Monzonite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite, Pyrite
GangueHematite, Jarosite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Oquirrh Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · Gold Hill Stock
StructureBasin And Range, Northwest-Striking Faults
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10087626
MRDS IDD008390
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.15243, -113.83834
References
MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEYNOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177.1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P1.