Utah · Washington County
Occurrence

Buckeye Reef Prospects

Washington County, Utah, United States
CopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlChannel Sands With Plant Remains
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Lower Chinle
StructureCordilleran Hingeline, Leeds Anticline, Leeds Syncline, And Virgin Anticline, All Trending Northeast
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10095635
MRDS IDM058726
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.24248, -113.36691
References
SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILESPROCTOR, P.D., 1953, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER REEF (HARRISBURG) MINING DISTRICT, WASHINGTON COUNTY UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 44