Mine detail: Iris Mine

Previously called 'Deseret Mine'

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Location: Piute County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.41219, -112.32745
dep_id: 10041867
mrds_id: M057735
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Minor mineral: Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
alteration: Local Leaching And Oxidation.
ore_ctrl: A Nw Normal Fault.
Reporter: Wong, George (Tooker, Ed)
hrock_type: Quartzite
References:
  • Deposit:: PERRY, L. I., AND MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976 , LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. OPEN FILE REPORT NO. 22 , P. 263 & 266 .
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RES. POT. OF PIUTE CO.: UTAH G & MS BULL. 102 , P. 35 - 36 .
  • Production:: PERRY & MCCARTHY, 1976
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