Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS
Ore controlBedding And Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Malachite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Great Blue Limestone
StructureOquirrh Mtns., Ophir Anticline
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10088757
MRDS IDM058451
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.39327, -112.27302
References
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 151-152.USGS, 1916, 1920, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES:MITCHELL, H.G., 1925, A GEOLOGICAL REPORT ON THE DRY CANYON DIVISION OF THE OPHIR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: THESIS STANFORD UNIVERSITY.USGS, 1916, 1920, 1925, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES.