Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
GangueHematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureUinta Uplift
Tectonic settingUplifted Sedimentary Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1897
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10088048
MRDS IDDB00294
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.73551, -109.56822
References
PRUITT, R.G., 1961 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF UINTAH CO.: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 71UNTERMAN, E., 1921 , OLD "DYER MINE" REGION GEOLOGICALLY DESCRIBED: SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, VOL. 22 , NO. 23 , MARCH 15 , 1921BUTLER, B.S., 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 111 , P. 599 - 6061920 COMPILE BUTLER, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH1961 RECON UTAH GEOL AND MIN. SURVEY, MIN. RESOURCES OF UINTAH CO.MCCARTHY, B.M., 1977