Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBLANKET, TABULAR, TABULAR
Ore controlLive Yankee Fault, Belorophan Fissure, Ne Trending Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone · Tintic Quartzite;Maxfield Limestone
Associated rockDiorite,Lamprophyre · Granodiorite Dike;Lamprophyre Dike
StructureOn South Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of Wasatch Fault, Silver Fork Fault, Yankee Fault, Belorophan Fissure, Alta Thrust Zone
Tectonic settingUinta Arch
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1959
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10088448
MRDS IDDC15600
Alternate namesLive Yankee, Belorophan, Mary Ellen, West Extension
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.54355, -111.63328
References
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA., 201, P. 143-145.BUTLER, B.S. ET. AL, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 258, 269.BROMFIELD, C.S. AND PATTEN, L.L., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 94.BROMFIELD, C.S., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 75-382, P. 179.BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, P. 258; CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, P. 143; BROMFIELD, C.S. AND PATTEN, L.L., 1975, P. 179.