| Lat / long: | 37.68164, -113.71998 |
| Primary: | Silver |
| Secondary: | Lead, Zinc |
| Tertiary: | Copper, Gold |
| Ore: | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chrysocolla, Descloizite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite, Willemite |
| Gangue: | Calcite, Fluorite, Quartz |
| Orebody form: | TABULAR |
| Discovery year: | 1896 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Vein |
| Production size: | Medium |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1934 |
| Host type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Associated type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Structure: | East-Northeast Striking Graben, N 22 E Striking Fissure |
| Tectonic: | Basin And Range Extension |
| Alteration processes: | Silicification Envelope Which Is 50 To 100 Feet Wide, In Turn Enveloped By A Calcite-Altered Zone |
| MRDS | M058828 |
| DEP | 10042299 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: FITCH, D.C., AND BRADY, M.W., 1982, GEOLOGY OF THE ESCALANTE SILVER MINE, UTAH: NORTHWEST MINING ASSOCIATION 88TH ANNUAL CONVENTION, DECEMBER 9, 1982.}{Deposit:: HOGAN, D.K., AND OTHERS, 1982, ESCALANTE: MAJOR SILVER MINE NEARS FIRST YEAR OF FALL OPERATION: MINING ENGINEER VOL 34, NO. 9, PP. 1323-1328.}{Deposit:: ALLEN, D.R., 1979, GEOLOGY, AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE ESCALANTE SILVER VEINS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UNPUBLISHED MS THESIS, 72 P.}{Deposit:: SIDERS, M.A., 1985, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BERYL JUNCTION QUADRANGLE, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP. IN PRESS.} |
| Reporter | Shubat, Michael A. |