Mine detail: Drum Mine

Previously called 'Drum Shaft'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.44746, -113.29775

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Tertiary:	Zinc, Copper
Ore:	Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Grampian Ls;Ely Formation;Notch Peak Formation
Host type:	Dolomite
Associated rock:	Olig Volcanics, Undiff
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Andesite
Structure:	Basin And Range, Local Normal (N-S) Faults
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline
Alteration processes:	Hemitization

References

MRDS	D005793
DEP	10011247
Reference	{Deposit:: PERRY, L.I. AND MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO. 2}{Deposit:: 1913 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #80}{Deposit:: 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #111}{Production:: EVERTS, M.L., 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.}
Reporter	Everts, Michael L.