Description
S.S. Worthington
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Silver
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Malachite, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone,Dolomite · Kanosh Shale;Eureka Qtz.;Undiff.;Pogonip Group
Associated rockAlkali-Granite (Alaskite)
StructureDeep Creek West Flank Fault, Johnson Canyon Syncline And Extensive Thrusting
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10087661
MRDS IDD008500
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.78133, -114.02807
References
SRC.REF: THOMPSON, K.C., 1973, MINERAL DEPOSITS, DEEP CREEK MTNS., TOOELE CO.: UGMSTHOMPSON, K.C., 1973. MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MTNS., TOOELE AND JUAB CO.: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVTHOMPSON, K.C., 1973. MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MTNS.: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL 99