Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeREPLACEMENT LIMESTONE
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Ore controlFAULT CONTACT BETWEEN UPPER CAMBRIAN CARBONATE ROCKS (FOOTWALL) AND VOLCANIC ROCKS (HANGING WALL)
Geology
StructureTHRUST FAULTS
AlterationOXIDATION; SULFIDE ENRICHMENT.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1876
Discovery year1871
Identification
Deposit ID60001641
MRDS IDW002882
Alternate namesCactus, Hornsilver Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.46686, -113.33911
References
BUTLER, B. S. 1913 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 80 212P.BUTLER, B. S., LOUGHLIN, GF., AND HEIKES, V. C. AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 672P.KOSCHMANN, A. H. AND BERGENDAHL, M. H. 1968 PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, 283P.