Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryGold, Copper, Zinc
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNortheast Striking Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Other materialsBarite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale · Tintic Quartzite;Ophir Shale
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Mountain Dell Fault And Numerous Local Splays
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Last production1936
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10097932
MRDS IDD011972
Alternate namesBlue Rock Mine, Pacific Gold Mining and Milling Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.54133, -111.59467
References
CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER NO. 201.BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER NO. 111.BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534CALKINS AND BUTLER, 1943