Utah · Juab County
Past Producer

Boss Tweed Adit, Shaft

Juab County, Utah, United States
CopperBismuthLeadSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Bismuth
SecondaryLead, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlContact Metamorphism
Materials
Ore mineralsEnargite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Fish Haven Dolomit;Opohonga;
StructureFissures
AlterationArgillization Sililcification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10104193
MRDS IDRE00242
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.92328, -112.10412
References
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.COOK, D.R., EDITOR, 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC DISTRICT MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP. F5> TOWER, G.W., AND SMITH, G.O., 1899, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, VOLUME 3.