Mine detail: Imperial Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.46385, -113.29025

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Secondary:	Copper
Ore:	Malachite, Scheelite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Contact Metamorphic
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Pogonip Formation Undiff (Host)
Host type:	Silt,Limestone
Associated rock:	Granodiorite Cactus Stock
Associated type:	Diorite,Andesite
Structure:	Basin And Range, Normal (N-S) Fault
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline
Alteration processes:	Garnetization, Skarn

References

MRDS	D005999
DEP	10087279
Reference	{Deposit:: EVERTS, M L, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION}{Deposit:: 1945 COMPILE HOBBS, USGS BULL 945-D}{Deposit:: 1961 COMPILE USBM INF CIR #8014}{Production:: EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SURV}
Reporter	Everts, Michael L.