Mine detail: King David Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.45107, -113.27887

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Silver
Tertiary:	Zinc, Gold, Copper
Ore:	Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Wurtzite
Gangue:	Alunite, Asbestos, Marble
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1910

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1910

Geology

Host rock:	Ely Formation;Grampian Ls (Host)
Host type:	Dolomite
Associated rock:	Olig Lava Flows;Olig Isom Formation;Olig Quichapa Formation;Olig Horn Silver Andesite
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Andesite,Basalt
Structure:	Basin And Range, Horn Silver Fault Brings Camb Sediments Against Oligo Volcanics
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline
Alteration processes:	Hemi, Silific, Alun, Argil, Pyritization

References

MRDS	D005994
DEP	10011337
Reference	{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:: EAST, E.H., 1956, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAINS, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, MS THESIS.}{Deposit:: 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80}{Deposit:: 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111}{Deposit:: 1967 GEOMAP USGS SS #16}{Production:: EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR}
Reporter	Everts, Michael L.