 | | Report (issue) | | CALITI ES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT...JANUARY 1981 MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most.... . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | Stein, H.J., Bankey, Viki, Cunningham, C.G., Zimbelman, D.R., Brickey, D.W., Shubat, M.A., Campbell, D.L., , (1989) Tooele 1 x 2 Quadrangle, Northwest Utah; a CUSMAP preassessment study. Open-File Report Vol. 1989 (89-467) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr89467 | Report (issue) | | THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Tooele I°x2° Quadrangle, Northwest Utah A CUSMAP Preassessment Study by...Mel H. Podwysocki2 Prepared in cooperation with Utah Geological and Mineral Survey Open-File Report......................... CURRENT STATUS OF MAJOR MINING DISTRICTS......................... 28 28 37 39................................................. Mercur......................................................................................... Recent Mining Activity References........................... |  | | Report (issue) | | of Base- and Precious-Metal Mining Districts in the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah by Edwin W. looker1 Open-File.... ......... 5 Geologic Setting of North-Central Utah .......................... 7 Oquirrh Mountains Nappes...Structural and Stratigraphic Characteristics of Mining Districts in the Oquirrh Mountains ..............(West Mountain) mining district ................ .14 Mercur (Camp Floyd) Mining District ................Ophir Mining District.................................. .27 Stockton (Rush Valley) Mining District ... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MercurGoldDistrict,Utah PAULA N. WILSON AND W. T. PARRY Department of Geology andGeophysics, University of Utah,SaltLakeCity...golddeposits, variations in the Kublerindexandillite/kaolinite ratiosshowno spatial relationship to faultsor...PAPtRY 112010' ( KNOB QUARTZMONZONITE 40'20' MERCUR EAGLEHILL RHYOLITE WD-59 (177-+7Mo) NERCUR...5-km-thick sequence of late Paleozoic sediMercur district that is still not well understood. The data do...thrustfault(Kroko,1992;Presnell Mountains of north-central Utah and is 90 km southwest of et al., 1993;Presnell |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Netherlands 245 [3] GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE MERCUR GOLD DEPOSIT (UTAH, U.S.A.) PAUL W. JEWELL* and W.T. PARRY...Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (U.S.A.) (Received April...Geochemistry of the Mercur gold deposit (Utah, U.S.A. ). Chem. Geol., 69: 245265. The Mercur gold deposits...deposits of west-central Utah are disseminated "Carlin-type" deposits which are hosted by the upper portion of...the Topliff Member. Hydrothermal alteration at Mercur can be separated into replacement and vein alteration |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HYDROTHERMAL COMMUNICATIONS ALTERATION OF THE MERCUR GOLD DEPOSIT, UTAH PAULW. JEWELL*ANDW. T. PARRY Departmentof...Departmentof Geologyand Geophysics, Universityof Utah,SaltLake City, Utah 84112 This communicationgivesa detaileddiscussion...detaileddiscussion of the hydrothermal alteration of the Mercur deposits. The term "Carlin-type" deposithasbeen...geochemistryat brought into production in the western United Mercur as well as allowingcomparisonwith alterof other...somerespectsto present-daygeothermalsystems. The Mercur mining district in west-centralUtah containsa numberof |  | | Book (edition) | | TN 2.4-' Bixby j| atalogue of Utah minerals and localities THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA...for Collectors MAYNARD BIXBY A CATALOGUE OF UTAH MINERALS AND LOCALITIES With Descriptive List,...Collectors. -byMAYNARD Salt Lake BIXBY. City, Utah. 1904. Copyright, 1902, by MAYNARD (Third ...CHEMISTS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. WRITE FOR PRICES. YOU WANT A GOOD MINE! MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN...MAYNARD BIXBY. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. MINERAL LOCALITIES. BEAVER COUNTY. (Vy Beaver City, near; hyalite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | that order. Argillic alteration is zoned from kaolinite-dominated cores to sericite-dominated margins...precipitation, calcite dissolution and sericite-kaolinite coexistence. It also explains the presence of...high-grade portions of these deposits, such as at Mercur, have been mined since the last century (Jewell...discovery and development of Carlin as a bulk-tonnage mine between 1962 and 1965 (Hausen and Kerr, 1968). SHDG...most important fossil hydrothermal systems in the USA. Until the past few years, the prevailing hypothesis |  | | Report (issue) | | limestone or dolomite. It is a useful ore guide in many mining districts UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE........... Characteristics of jasperoid in major mining districts of the United States ..................................................... Tri-State district, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri ................Clifton-Morenci district, Arizona .............................. Bisbee (Warren) district, Arizona ........ Ely (Robinson) district, Nevada .............................. Leadville district, Colorado ...... |  | Arehart, G. B., Chakurian, A. M., Tretbar, D. R., Christensen, J. N., McInnes, B. A., Donelick, R. A. (2003) Evaluation of Radioisotope Dating of Carlin-Type Deposits in the Great Basin,Western North America, and Implications for Deposit Genesis. Economic Geology, 98 (2) 235-248 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.2.235 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Carlin trend and for the Barneys Canyon deposit in Utah. Complete resetting of sericite by hydrothermal...some of these deposits, such as at Getchell and Mercur, have been 235 236 AREHART ET AL. 120° 42°...major prospects are shown by circles. Deposit or district locations mentioned in the text are as follows:...Canyon, Bingham, Melco, and Mercur deposits in Utah, about 200 km east of the Utah-Nevada border); C = Cortez;...core of the systems, sericite is replaced by a kaolinite-dominated phyllosilicate assemblage. Of particular |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | TOBELITIC VEINS FROM BLACK SHALE, OQUIRRH MOUNTAINS, UTAH PAULA N. WILSON, W. T. PARRY, AND W. P. NASH Department...William Browning Building University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Abstract--Hydrothermal tobelitic...encompasses the Mercur Au district (Wilson and Parry, 1990a, 1990b). Associated minerals include kaolinite, quartz...analyses are probably caused by contamination with kaolinite. A representative structural formula for the tobelitic...geologic map of the southern Oquirrh Mountains, Utah showing strafigraphic and structural relationships |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Meet., IMA, 1986. 102. Mira Flores mine, H u a n u n i district, Oruro, Bolivia. FeA16(PO4)a(OH)8.4H20...subhedral crystals to 1 mm in a quartz vein from Ankang County, Shaanxi Province, China. Ideal formula Ba(Ti,V...pleochroism; reflectance data are given. Named for the County in which the type locality is situated. Antimonselite...accordingly. Gen~ve, 47, 45. From the Cap Garonne mine, Arsenoflorencite-(Nd). B. Scharm, M. Scharmov~t...phosgenite in a vein at Bounds Aufschluss, 44, 250. Clara mine, Schwarzwald, Cliff, St. Endellion, Cornwall, England |  | | Journal (issue) | | clay that typically contains three minerals: kaolinite, mica and quartz. The SRM consists of 60 grams...to preserve and promote the unique geologic and mining heritage of Wisconsin while underscoring the importance...brown jarosite crystals on matrix from the McLean Mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada. The Martian material was...manufacturer’s standards. NIST Price: $556.00 Hard Rock Mine Waste (SRM 2780a) This Standard Reference Material...analysis used to determine elements in hard rock mine waste and materials of a similar matrix. SRM 2780a |  | | Journal (issue) | | Occurrence of irhtemite and adelite at the Mercur Mine, Tooele Co., Utah; the western hemisph ere's first occurrence...lorandlle recovered from the Mercur Mrne (a Carlin-type gold deposit), Tooele Co., Utah, a white, s ilky, fibrous...undertaken to identify the phase w ith only associated kaolinite being definitively identified. SEM/EDX analysis...associated with adelite and picropharmacolite at Mercur. A ll occur as white fibrous masses associated...cm quartz matrix whether it is an from Navegador Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas industrial product? Gerais |  | | Report (issue) | | Professional Paper Ill THE ORE ~DEPOSITS OF UTAH BY B. S. BUTLER, G. F. LOUGHLIN, V. C. HEIKES...81 83 84 84 85 87 87 87 87 THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH. By B. S. BuTLER. PART !._:_GENERAL FEATURES. INTRODUCTION...INTRODUCTION. reports are those on the Mercur district, by J. E. Spurr and S. F. Emmons; the Bingham... began district, by J. M. Boutwell, Arthur Keith, and field work on the ore deposits of Utah in the S...S. F. Emmons; the Park City district, by J. M. FIELD .WORK AND AUTHORSHIP. summer of 1908 by making |  | | Report (issue) | | Oxidized Zinc Deposits of the United States Part 2. Utah By ALLEN V. HEYL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN ...detailed study of the supergene zinc deposits of Utah UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON...___________ ____ __ ________ ____ Silver Islet district ___________________ ~_____________________ Cache...district____ __ ____________ _________ __ __ ____ ______ Tooele County________________________________________________..._ ____________________ __ __ _______________ _ Mercur or Camp Floyd district_ ____ ____ _____ __ __ __ |  | | Report (volume) | | east-west, northwest, and northeast within the district. Hawkins (1982) postulated that the east-west...scale east-west-trending faults in the Enfield Bell mine are are the Marlboro Canyon, Bell, and Ridge faults...upper- and lower-plate rocks in the Jerritt Canyon district is thought to be a high-angle fault. Exposure...cover in the district. REGIONAL STRATIGRAPHY Most of the rocks in the Jerritt Canyon district are Paleozoic...Enfield Bell mine, Jerritt Canyon district, Elko County, Nevada. � Geology of the Enfield Bell Mine and the |  | | Journal (issue) | | ENGLISH MINERALS BARITE CRYSTA LS SILVERBAND MINE, KN OC H , WESTMORELAND, ENGLAND Lorge s harp perfectly...contact gon i omet er. They occur In a s ilver-lead mine w h e r e they o r e found loos ely a t tached to...TE C RYSTA LS Barium Carbonate SET TLINGSTONES MINE, FOURSTONES, N ORTH UMBLERLAND, ENGLAND A fine...barium, calcium a l u minum silicate WHI TESMITH MINE, STRONTIAN, SCOTLAND Type locality. Sharp w h ite...potassium barium a l u m i n u m silicate BELLESGROVE MINE, STRONTIAN, SCOTLAND Lorge lustrous w h i t e twin |  | | Report (volume) | | Director and State Geologist Utah Geological Survey Salt Lake City, Utah William C. Bagby, Chief Branch...U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office Salt Lake City, Utah Peter Behrens, President Great...Great Salt Lake Minerals and Chemicals Corp. Ogden, Utah Earl H. Bennett, Associate Director and State Geologist...Interstate Bank of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Charles W. Berry, Professor Department of Mining Engineering University...University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Richard C. Bradt, Dean Mackay School of Mines University of Nevada |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...Simmons Fluorapatite from the King Lithia mine, Custer County, South Dakota .. 361 by M. L. Wilson, J....Logan Littleton, CO 80122 303-794-7803 Colorado-Utah Minerals Keith & Brenda Williams P .O . Box 1599...Roman, C/z£vei/i deposits of jf v l t h e Ems district in West Germany have yielded over 50 mineral species...The ore-carrying system which comprises the Ems district is known as the Ems-Braubach belt. It consists |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ellsworth, Ohio. By Gerald U. Greene ........ 272 A Utah O uting. By C. J. Rordell ........................formulas. Pyrrhotite is the commonest mineral in the district but pentlandite and chalcopyrite are also very...One thing is certain, the ore body of the Frood mine, one of the largest, extends 3100 feet under the...copper-nickel for working into art objects and orna- mine at Lancaster Gap, Pennsylvania, ments. These paktong...near-by copper In 1751 Axel P'. Cronstedt identified mine and built a copper refinery at the new element nickel |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | paragenesis that includes early Fe-As sulfides and kaolinite, intermediate stibnite, and late barite; and (4)...rhyolite produced rock composed mostly of quartz and kaolinite. Gold is most concentrated in matrix- and clast-supported...carbonate rocks but also occurs in massive quartz-kaolinite in both rhyolite and limestone. Secondary oxidation... B C Salt Lake City Reno Austin Eureka Ely Utah Ca T hr u st Battle Mtn.Eureka Belt Roberts...rock-hosted gold deposits of the Great Basin, Nevada and Utah. The distribution of rocks comprising the late Eocene |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | andGeochemistry of the Barneys CanyonGoldDeposit,Utah RICARDO D. PRESNELL AND W. T. PARRY Kennecott...andDepartment of Geology andGeophysics, University of Utah,SaltLakeCity, Utah84112-1183 Abstract Barneys Canyon...andpolished thinsections. Cenozoic sediments Illite-kaolinite ratiosandilliteerystallinity weredetermined Overturned...wereanalyzed fromholesperipheral to theorebody. Mine Kaoliniteandillite peakareaswere calculated fromX-ray...UtahafterCrittenthewidthathalfheight.Theillite/kaolinite wascalculated by den (1976), Moore and Sorensen(1979) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Getchell and adularia at the nearby Twin Creeks mine, respectively, most closely approximate the timing...not precipitate together. Paragenetic studies at Mercur (Jewell and Parry, 1987), Jerritt Canyon (Hofstra...with gold. These ages range from ~150 Ma at Mercur, Utah (Wilson and Parry, 1995) to ~117 Ma at Post-Betze...Humbolt County O sg oo d M ou nt ai ns Hot S pring Twin Creeks Turquoise Ridge Lander County Elko...Elko County s Ra nge Snowstorm Mountains Battle Mtn.Eureka Trend Nevada 41° N FIG. 1. Location of |  | Johnston, M. K., Thompson, T. B., Emmons, D. L., Jones, K. (2008) Geology of the Cove Mine, Lander County, Nevada, and a Genetic Model for the McCoy-Cove Hydrothermal System. Economic Geology, 103 (4) 759-782 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.103.4.759 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | v. 103, pp. 759–782 Geology of the Cove Mine, Lander County, Nevada, and a Genetic Model for the McCoy-Cove...Round Mountain, Nevada 89045 AND KEITH JONES Small Mine Development, P.O. Box 251, Battle Mountain, Nevada...Fish Creek Mountains, Lander County, Nevada. Through the end of mining in 2001, large-scale open-pit...southwest of the town of Battle Mountain, Lander County, Nevada (Fig. 1). Through the end of production...large-scale open-pit and associated underground mining at the two deposits yielded 3.3 million ounces |
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