Utah · Tooele County
Past Producer

Climax Mine

Tooele County, Utah, United States
SilverLeadBerylliumCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
TertiaryBeryllium, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlQtz Veins And Jasperoid Veins, Qtz-Carborate Veins.
Materials
Ore mineralsBertrandite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Hematite, Limonite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Gold Hill Stock
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationChloritization, Sericitization, Limonitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098083
MRDS IDDC15167
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.13549, -113.78973
References
SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1935, P. 147; GRIFFITS, 1965NOLAN, 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177GRIFFITTS, W.R. 1965, RECENTLY DISCOVERED BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS NEAR GOLD HILL UTAH: ECAN. GEOLOGY, VOL. 60, PP. 1298-1305EL-SHATOURY AND WHELAN, 1970, MINERALIZATION IN THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEO. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 831935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 21935 RECON NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, P. 1471965 RECON ECON GEOL. V. 60, P. 1298-13051970 RECON UNIV. OF UTAH,-UGMS BULL 83NOLAN, 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH,: USGS PP. 177, P. 147MESSENGER, H.M., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY