Description
D.E. Crafts, Delta, Utah
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR & PIPE-LIKE
Ore controlShear Zone, Fissure-Fracture Zone That Strikes E-W & Dips 90 Deg
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Gold, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Limestone I
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Volcanic Flows & Intrusives
StructureDrum Mtns Homocline Strikes Ne Dips W, Local Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationLimonitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10101648
MRDS IDD006208
Alternate namesCave Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.54467, -113.03748
References
SRC.REF: CENTRAL UTAH MINES (MAY 5TH 1934)CRITTENDEN, ETAL, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN THE DRUM MTNS, JUAB AND MILLARD COUNTIES, UTAH; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1082-HDOELLING, HELLMUT, H, 1969, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DYKE CLAIMS, DRUM MTNS. JUAB COUNTY, UTAH; U.G.M.S. REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO. 41.BUTLER, B.S. ETAL, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 111, P. 463-465.CRANE, G.W., 1934, GEOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF COMPANY HOLDINGS IN THE DETROIT DISTRICT: REPORT TO MR. FRANK SYLVESTER, PRESIDENT OF UTAH CENTRAL MINES COMPANY FROM G.W. CRANE, CONSULTING GEOLOGIST, MARCH 15, 1934, MAPS, SURVEYS, ASSAYS, ETC.1961 RECON CRITTENDEN, ETAL, BULLETIN 1082-H1969 RECON UGMS-REPORT OF INVESTIGATION #41CRANE, G.W., 1934, COMPANY REPORT: UTAH CENTRAL MINES CO.EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY