Utah · Piute County
Past Producer

Iris Mine

Piute County, Utah, United States
ZincGoldLeadSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Gold, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Navajo Sandstone
Associated rockTuff · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
StructureDome, Discontinuous Small Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range - Colorado Plateau Transition
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10088074
MRDS IDDB00528
Alternate namesDeseret
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.41247, -112.32884
References
CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 35 - 37PERRY, L. I., 1978