Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlIrregular Quartz Monzonite-Limestone Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite
GangueHematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Limestone · Oquirrh Formation;Ochre Mountain Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Gold Hill Stock
StructureBasin And Range, Fault On The Northwest Slope Of Calico Hill Separating The Ochre Mtn. Ls. From The Oquirrh Fm.
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationBleaching, Recrystallization Of Ls.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10096901
MRDS IDDC12269
Alternate namesIncas Group, Red Copper Queen Property
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.1766, -113.80917
References
SRC.REF: NOLAN, T.B., 1935, USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 125MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEYNOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1980, MINERAL SURVEYS 6271 AND 6670, UTAH STATE OFFICE, SALT LAKE CITY1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 21935 RECON NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, P. 1251980 RECON UGMS, OPEN FILE NOTESNOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PP 177 P. 125