Mine detail: Unknown Mine

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Location: Tooele County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.87798, -113.83613
dep_id: 10012225
mrds_id: D007723
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Minor mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Malachite
gangue: Calcite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
alteration: Hematitization
conc_proc: Hydrothermal
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone
Reporter: Tripp, Bryce T.
hrock_unit: Notch Peak Formation
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: West Limb Of The Campbell Peak Anticline
tectonic: Basin And Range - Silver Island Mountains
References:
  • Deposit:: SCHAEFFER, F.E., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER ISLAND MTS.: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK 15.
  • Deposit:: TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
  • Production:: TRIPP, B., 1980, UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON SITE INVEST.
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