Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryLead, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Gold, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEIN
Ore controlA N 10-15 E System Of Discontinuous Bifurcating Fractures Cut By A N 45 E & An E-W System
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueAragonite, Calcite, Goethite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Conglomerate · Abercrombie Formation (Host);Prospect Mtn. Quartzite;Goshute Canyon Formation;Abercrombie Formation
Associated rockRhyolite,Granite · Ibapah Stock;Rhyolite Dikes
StructureBasin & Range, Tilted Fault Block That Dips 20-45 Deg. W. And Faults That Trend N-Nw & W-Nw
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10106558
MRDS IDD007363
Alternate namesWilson Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.93937, -113.85362
References
THOMPSON, K.C., 1973, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MTNS, TOOELE-JUAB COUNTIES, UT: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 99BICK, R.F., 1958, STRATIGRAPHY OF DEEP CREEK MTNS, UT: AAPG BULL. V. 43, P. 1064-1069BICK, R.F., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE DEEP CREEK QUAD, WESTERN, UT: NEW HAVEN, CONN., UNIV., UNPUBL. PH.D. DISSERTATION.BICK, R.F., 1966, GEOL. OF THE DEEP CREEK MTNS., UT: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 77, 120 P.1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111966 GEOLMAP UT. GEOL. & M. SURVEY BULL. 771977 RECON UT. GEOL. & M. SURVEY RI # 117REPORT ON THE DEEP CREEK WILDERNESS WITHDRAWAL AREA AS (WSA) BY BLM, 19791979 GEOCHEM DOE GJBX-8(80) LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LAB.EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY