Utah · Salt Lake County
Past Producer

Queen Mine

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
SilverLeadGoldZincCopper
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFissures And Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCovellite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone · Butterfield Peaks Formation
Associated rockMonzonite · Monzonites
StructureBasin And Range, Fissures And Faults
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationSericitization, Dolomitization And Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102101
MRDS IDDC14144
Alternate namesButterfield Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.49772, -112.1433
References
BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 38, 410P.BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 672P.GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 173, 171P.STOKES, W.L., 1963, GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTHWESTERN UTAH: WILLIAM AND HEINTZ MAP CORPORATION, WASHINGTON 27, D.C.