Mine detail: Belcher Hill

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Location: Tooele County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.97327, -113.19915
dep_id: 10012027
mrds_id: D007342
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Lead
Minor mineral: Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Malachite
gangue: Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
alteration: Limonite, Hematite
ore_ctrl: Fissure
Reporter: Everts, Michael L.
hrock_unit: Prospect Mtn. Quartzite
hrock_type: Quartzite
Structure: Basin And Range, Faults, Fractures
tectonic: Sevier Orogenic Belt
References:
  • Deposit:: STAATZ, M.H., CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOL. & MIN. DEP. OF THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB CO., UT: USGS PP 41
  • Deposit:: 1969 GEOLMAP STAATZ AND CARR, 1964, USGS PP 41
  • Production:: EADS, J.P., 1981, UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVEST.
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