Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryLead, Antimony, Arsenic, Tin, Yttrium, Bismuth, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeREPLACEMENT FISSURE
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlALONG FAULTS AND FRACTURES
Geology
StructureTHE DRUM MOUNTAINS FORMS A WESTWARD-DIPPING MONOCLINE. THESE ROCKS ARE CUT BY MANY EASTWARD AND NE TRENDING STEEPLY DIPPING NORMAL AND REVERSE FAULTS.
AlterationSILICIFICATION OF LIMESTONE
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID60000412
MRDS IDDC13236
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates39.66344, -113.84704
References
BUTLER, BS AND OTHERS, 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER III, P. 463MCCARTHY, JH AND OTHERS, 1969 , GOLD BEARING JASPEROID IN THE DRUM MTN: USGS CIRC 623USGS STRACZEK AND ROBERTS\n[Crittenden, M.D., Jr., Straczek, J.A., Roberts, R.J., 1961, Manganese deposits in the Drum Mountains, Juab and Millard Counties, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1082-H, 51 p.]CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965