Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formGOSSAN
Ore controlVertical Fissures
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Ajax Dolomite; Opohonga Limestone
Associated rockMonzonite · Silver City Stock;
StructureNe Fissures
AlterationContact Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10095902
MRDS IDRE00174
Alternate namesEmpire Mines Co. Includes Boston Tintic District Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.92606, -112.11329
References
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.COOK, D.R., EDITOR, 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO 12, 183 P.MIRRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.