Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryGold, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formDISCONTINUOUS
Ore controlOre Mineral Follows The Hanging Wall Of The Dike.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jarosite, Plumbojarosite, Sphalerite
Other materialsLimonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
AlterationGranite Porphyry Adjacent To The Vein Has Been Considerably Altered, Fspr To Clay, Groundmass To A Fine-Grain Aggregate Of Qtz And A Little Sericite. Oxidation To Depth Of 45 Ft
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102142
MRDS IDDC15246
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.07271, -113.82195
References
NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 144.THOMSON, K. C., 1973 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CK MTNS, TOOELE & JUAB CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MINER. SURV BULL 99 , P. 25PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 412.CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-29-1955