Mine detail: Washington Mine

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Location: Beaver County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.45857, -113.2997
dep_id: 10011273
mrds_id: D005844
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver
Minor mineral: Zinc, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Argentite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite
gangue: Chlorite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Contact Metamorphic, Wallastonite
conc_proc: Contact With Granodiorite Pluton
ore_ctrl: Fissure Veins
Reporter: Everts, Michael L.
hrock_unit: Pogonip Group Undiff;Notch Peak Formation
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_unit: Granodiorite;Olig Volcanics
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Basin And Range, Local Faults
tectonic: Miogeosyncline
References:
  • Deposit:: PERRY, L I AND MCCARTHY, B M, 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN-FILE REPORT NO 22
  • Deposit:: EVERTS, M L, AND KRUPICKA, D C, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
  • Deposit:: 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S PP #80
  • Deposit:: 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S PP #111
  • Deposit:: 1979 GEOMAP MORRIS, H T, PRE G MAP FRISCO QUAD
  • Production:: EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SURV
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