Detroit Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Detroit Mining District | Mining District |
| Juab County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
39° North , 112° West (est.)
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~111km
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The Detroit mining district straddles the Juab–Millard County line in west-central Utah, 28 mi northwest of Delta. The district was organized in 1872 and had intermittent production from about 1879 to 2000. The district is a large Au and Mn producer with lesser Cu. The district has a long history of exploration and development. The total value of district production is about $144 million dollars, at modern metal prices. The district is the largest Mn and second largest Bi producing district in Utah. The Drum Au open pit mines in the south are the largest producers in the district.
The Drum Mountains are broadly part of the east-west-trending Deep Creek–Tintic mineral belt in the Basin and Range Province in west-central Utah. The Drum Mountains are a small range consisting of moderately west- to southwest-dipping Proterozoic-Ordovician sedimentary strata overlain by a series of Eocene and Oligocene volcanic rocks. Mineralization in the district is related to the Eocene (~36 Ma) Mt. Laird quartz monzonite porphyry stocks and dikes. The district contains a small, subeconomic porphyry Mo-Cu system (USGS Model 21b) and a series of adjoining small Cu-Au-Ag carbonate replacement deposits in the Cambrian strata to the west. The porphyry Mo-Cu deposit has a small, low-grade, supergene chalcocite blanket. The Cu-Au-Ag replacement deposits are believed to have a primary mineralogy of chalcopyrite, pyrite, tetrahedrite, native bismuth, argentite, and possibly pyrrhotite. The Cu-Au-Ag ores are also anomalous in As, Bi, Hg, Sb, Sn, and Te.
The central Mo-Cu and Cu-Au-Ag deposits are flanked to the south by the Drum distal disseminated Au mines (USGS Model 19c) and the north by manganese replacement deposits (USGS Model 19b), the first and second most productive mines in the district, respectively. The Drum Au mines are weakly anomalous in As, Bi, and Sb (Krahulec, 2011). The primary ore/sulfide mineral in the Mn replacement deposits are rhodochrosite, mangoan calcite, pyrite, and galena (Crittenden and others, 1961). These Mn ores may be geochemically anomalous in As, Pb, and Zn.
The Drum Mountains are broadly part of the east-west-trending Deep Creek–Tintic mineral belt in the Basin and Range Province in west-central Utah. The Drum Mountains are a small range consisting of moderately west- to southwest-dipping Proterozoic-Ordovician sedimentary strata overlain by a series of Eocene and Oligocene volcanic rocks. Mineralization in the district is related to the Eocene (~36 Ma) Mt. Laird quartz monzonite porphyry stocks and dikes. The district contains a small, subeconomic porphyry Mo-Cu system (USGS Model 21b) and a series of adjoining small Cu-Au-Ag carbonate replacement deposits in the Cambrian strata to the west. The porphyry Mo-Cu deposit has a small, low-grade, supergene chalcocite blanket. The Cu-Au-Ag replacement deposits are believed to have a primary mineralogy of chalcopyrite, pyrite, tetrahedrite, native bismuth, argentite, and possibly pyrrhotite. The Cu-Au-Ag ores are also anomalous in As, Bi, Hg, Sb, Sn, and Te.
The central Mo-Cu and Cu-Au-Ag deposits are flanked to the south by the Drum distal disseminated Au mines (USGS Model 19c) and the north by manganese replacement deposits (USGS Model 19b), the first and second most productive mines in the district, respectively. The Drum Au mines are weakly anomalous in As, Bi, and Sb (Krahulec, 2011). The primary ore/sulfide mineral in the Mn replacement deposits are rhodochrosite, mangoan calcite, pyrite, and galena (Crittenden and others, 1961). These Mn ores may be geochemically anomalous in As, Pb, and Zn.
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| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Tellurium | 1.CC.10 | Te |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Tellurite | 4.DE.20 | TeO2 |
| ⓘ | Paratellurite | 4.DE.25 | TeO2 |
| ⓘ | Frankhawthorneite | 4.FD.25 | Cu2Te6+O4(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Khinite | 4.FD.30 | Pb2+Cu2+3[Te6+O6](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Böhmite | 4.FE.15 | AlO(OH) |
| ⓘ | Carlfriesite | 4.JK.25 | CaTe4+2Te6+O8 |
| ⓘ | Tlapallite | 4.JL.25 | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te4+3Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| ⓘ | Beyerite | 5.BE.35 | Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Andymcdonaldite (TL) | 7.AB. | Fe2TeO6 |
| ⓘ | Mcalpineite | 7.AB.55 | Cu3(Te6+O6) |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Wildcatite (TL) | 7.BC. | CaFe3+Te6+O5(OH) |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Xocolatlite | 7.CC.85 | Ca2Mn4+2(Te6+O6)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Eckhardite | 7.CC.90 | (Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Clinobisvanite | 8.AD.65 | Bi(VO4) |
| ⓘ | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Hedyphane | 8.BN.05 | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Böhmite | AlO(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Khinite | Pb2+Cu32+[Te6+O6](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Frankhawthorneite | Cu2Te6+O4(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Xocolatlite | Ca2Mn24+(Te6+O6)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Eckhardite | (Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O) |
| H | ⓘ Wildcatite | CaFe3+Te6+O5(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Beyerite | Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Beyerite | Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Böhmite | AlO(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Carlfriesite | CaTe24+Te6+O8 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Clinobisvanite | Bi(VO4) |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Khinite | Pb2+Cu32+[Te6+O6](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Paratellurite | TeO2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| O | ⓘ Tellurite | TeO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Frankhawthorneite | Cu2Te6+O4(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mcalpineite | Cu3(Te6+O6) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Xocolatlite | Ca2Mn24+(Te6+O6)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Eckhardite | (Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Andymcdonaldite | Fe2TeO6 |
| O | ⓘ Wildcatite | CaFe3+Te6+O5(OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Böhmite | AlO(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Beyerite | Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Carlfriesite | CaTe24+Te6+O8 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Ca | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Xocolatlite | Ca2Mn24+(Te6+O6)2 · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Eckhardite | (Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Wildcatite | CaFe3+Te6+O5(OH) |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Clinobisvanite | Bi(VO4) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Mn | ⓘ Xocolatlite | Ca2Mn24+(Te6+O6)2 · H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Andymcdonaldite | Fe2TeO6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wildcatite | CaFe3+Te6+O5(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Khinite | Pb2+Cu32+[Te6+O6](OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Frankhawthorneite | Cu2Te6+O4(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Mcalpineite | Cu3(Te6+O6) |
| Cu | ⓘ Eckhardite | (Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O) |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| As | ⓘ Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Carlfriesite | CaTe24+Te6+O8 |
| Te | ⓘ Khinite | Pb2+Cu32+[Te6+O6](OH)2 |
| Te | ⓘ Paratellurite | TeO2 |
| Te | ⓘ Tellurite | TeO2 |
| Te | ⓘ Native Tellurium | Te |
| Te | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Frankhawthorneite | Cu2Te6+O4(OH)2 |
| Te | ⓘ Mcalpineite | Cu3(Te6+O6) |
| Te | ⓘ Xocolatlite | Ca2Mn24+(Te6+O6)2 · H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Eckhardite | (Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O) |
| Te | ⓘ Andymcdonaldite | Fe2TeO6 |
| Te | ⓘ Wildcatite | CaFe3+Te6+O5(OH) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Hedyphane | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Khinite | Pb2+Cu32+[Te6+O6](OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Pb | ⓘ Eckhardite | (Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O) |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Beyerite | Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Clinobisvanite | Bi(VO4) |
Localities in this Region
- Utah
- Juab County
- Utah
- Juab County
- Detroit Mining District
- Iron Blossom Mine
- ⭔Joy
- JSP 133 Occurrence
- JSP No. 60 Claim
- Keystone and Hard Times Mine
- Mack No. 1 & Mack No. 2 Occurrence (J.S.P. Group)
- Martha Mine
- Pratt Mine (Black Boy No. 5)
- Rio No. 1 Occurrence
- Staats Mine (Manganese King-Manganese King No. 1)
- Unknown Gemstone - Abrasive - Garnet
- Unknown Prospect
- Unnamed Occurrence [2]
- Verdun Claim
- Wildcat Project
- Detroit Mining District
- Juab County
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- Oquirrh BasinBasin
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High Grade Hill prospect, Wildcat Project, Detroit Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA