Utah · Tooele County
Occurrence

Roy Mine

Tooele County, Utah, United States
LeadSilverIron
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBEDDED, VEINLETS & BLEBS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueLimestone
Geology
StructureA Large Transverse Fault Striking East Is Exposed 1/4 Mi. North.
AlterationComplete Oxidation At The Surface. Limestone Locally Dolomitized.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094843
MRDS IDDC15252
Alternate namesLead Carbonate
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.00715, -113.87112
References
NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 167.THOMSON, K. C., 1973 , MINERAL DEP. OF DEEP CK MTNS, TOOELE & JUAB CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MINER SURV BULL 99 , P. 31 - 35PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 473-477.CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-30-1955