Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlWest Mercur Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueJasper
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Great Blue Limestone
StructureBasin And Range Faults, Ophir Anticline
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10102076
MRDS IDDC12251
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.3255, -112.28441
References
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 139.BUTLER, B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 387.USBM, 1934, MINERAL YEARBOOK.USBM, 1941, MINERAL YEARBOOK.HIGGINS, W.C., (ED.), 1899, THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, AP. 15, P.10.HOWARD, L.O., 1913, CYANIDING ON THE WEST DIP, MERCUR: THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, SEPT. 30, P. 13-16.USBM, MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1934, 1941.