Mine detail: Fish Springs District

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

39.85414, -113.45913

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Silver
Secondary:	Gold, Copper, Zinc
Tertiary:	Magnesite, Vanadium, Molybdenum
Discovery year:	1891

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	REPLACEMENT AND VEIN/SHEAR ZONE
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1891

Geology

Structure:	A NORTH TO NORTHEAST ANTICLINE. LOW ANGLE NORMAL FAULTS TRENDING N-S, DIPPING 30 - 35 WITH 2,500 TO 3,000 FT DISPLACEMENTS. SMALL E-W HIGH ANGLE FAULTS., BASIN AND RANGE BLOCK FAULTING
Alteration processes:	THREE TYPES OF SURFACE ALTERATION: LIMONITIC, SILICIFIED, AND MARBLE ZONES.

References

MRDS	M057572
DEP	60000989
Reference	{Deposit:: BUTLER, B. S., AND OTHERS , 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111 , P. 465 - 469 .}{Deposit:: OLIVEIRA, M. E., 1975 , GEOLOGY OF THE FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, FISH SPRINGS RANGE, UTAH: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV GEOL STUDIES VOL 22 , PT 1 , P. 69 - 105}{Deposit:: HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U. S., PART 2 . UTAH: USGS BULL 1135 - B, P. 78 - 80 .}{Deposit:: BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV BULL 110 , P. 28.}{Deposit:: USGS MIN RES 1916 , PT 1 , P 439 ; 1918 , 1919 , 1921 - 1928 , 1931 , 1935 , 1938 - 1941 , 1943 , 1947 , 1950.}{Deposit:: CHRISTIANSEN, W. J., 1977 , GEOLOGY OF THE FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: MS THESIS, UNIV OF UTAH.}{Deposit:: PERRY,L.I. AND MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 176-194.}