Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gallium, Germanium
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Arsenic, Silver, Gold, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model233: Kipushi Cu-Pb-Zn (BC name is Carbonate-hosted Cu)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, BRANCHING, CHIMNEY-LIKE BODIES
Ore controlFissure
Materials
Ore mineralsAurichalcite, Copper, Cuprite, Goethite, Hematite, Hydrozincite, Malachite, Smithsonite
GangueAdamite, Rosasite
Other materialsJarosite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Callville Limestone
StructureBeaver Dam Mts., A Nw-Trending Uplift At The Boundary Between The Basin And Range Province And The Colorado Plateau, Apex Fault
Tectonic settingCordilleran Hingeline
AlterationOxidation To At Least 425 M Below The Surface. Within And Adjacent To Fault The Limestone Has Been Dolomitized And Locally Silicified.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsINTERMITTENTLY 1884-1962, REOPENED IN 1985
Discovery year1884
Identification
Deposit ID10088447
MRDS IDDC15467
Alternate namesApex, Pen, Dixie-Apex, Utah-Eastern Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.0697, -113.8047
References
PERRY, LEE I. & BLAIR M. MCCARTHY, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH-1976: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE REPORT #22 P. 522-525BULLOCK, K.C., 1967, MINERALS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN #76, P. 237BUTLER, B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER #111 672 P.CONSV. COMP. DATE, 01-04-1971BERNSTEIN, L.R., 1986, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE APEX GERMANIUM-GALLIUM MINE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1577, 9 P.1976 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEL.I. PERRY, 1979; BERNSTEIN, 1986, P. 1.BERNSTEIN, 1986, P. 5.