Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracture Zone At N 62 W, 71 Sw
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructurePioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt, Fracture Zone At N 62 W, 71 Sw
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationSilicification And Argillization Adjacent To Fracture Zone.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088816
MRDS IDM058878
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.48135, -113.11886
References
LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MILFORD QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE. REPORT 77-1471, SCALE 1:48000.STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMSWHELAN, J.A., 1982, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND MINERALOGY OF THE ROCKY RANGE, NEAR MILFORD, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NA. 57,35P