Mine detail: Shaft East of the Leonora Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.36274, -113.1383

Resource(M)

Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Malachite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Pakoon Dolomite And Callville Limestone, Undivided
Host type:	Quartzite,Limestone
Associated type:	Quartz Monzonite,Mafic Intrusive Rock
Structure:	Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt, Ene Striking Strike-Slip Fault With Limestone On The North And Quartzite On South
Tectonic:	Basin And Range Extension
Alteration processes:	Bleaching, Propylitic Alteration

References

MRDS	M058886
DEP	10088819
Reference	{Deposit:: LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MILFORD QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1471, SCALE 1:48,000.}{Deposit:: STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521}{Deposit:: SHUBAT, M.A., 1785, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS}{Deposit:: ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 46}
Reporter	Shubat, Michael A.