Mine detail: Ironsides Shafts

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Location: Tooele County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.00688, -113.2086
dep_id: 10012009
mrds_id: D007315
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc
Minor mineral: Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Lead, Sphalerite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
alteration: Dolomitization And Silicification
conc_proc: Hydrothermal
ore_ctrl: Fractures
Reporter: Mohammad, Hasan
hrock_unit: Woodman Formation; Gilson Dolomites
hrock_type: Limestone,Dolomite
Structure: Basin And Range
tectonic: Sevier Orogenic Belt
References:
  • Deposit:: STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB AND TOOELE COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 415, 188 P.
  • Deposit:: MOHAMMAD, H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY
  • Deposit:: 1972 GEOMAP STAATZ, M.N
  • Production:: MOHAMMAD, H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
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