Mount Nebo Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mount Nebo Mining District | Mining District |
| Juab County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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Timmons Mining District
The Mount Nebo mining district is in easternmost Juab County on the northwest flank of the mountain with the same name. The district was organized in 1870 and became a modest Pb-Zn-Ag producer. Total district metal production at modern metal prices is estimated at $3.3 million. The Privateer (Eva) Pb-Zn-Ag underground mine, discovered in 1911, is the largest producer in the district (Bullock, 1962).
The Mount Nebo district is in the southern Wasatch Range of the Middle Rocky Mountain province. The district is underlain by Proterozoic and Paleozoic rocks that dip moderately east in the northern part of the district and steeply east in the south. Mineralization in the Mount Nebo district is associated with zones of structural weakness created by folding and faulting. The resulting shatter zones acted as channelways for mineralizing hydrothermal fluids and orebodies formed where these channels intersect favorable host strata. Ore deposits consist primarily of fissure veins, pipes, and bedded replacement bodies in Paleozoic carbonate rocks. The Middle Mississippian Deseret Limestone has been the principal ore host. The primary ore/ sulfide minerals include galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, argentite, pyrite, and barite (Bullock, 1962). The Privateer mine produced about 2000 tons of high-grade ore from a single stope in a crinoidal limestone in the top of the Deseret Limestone. This ore assayed about 30% Pb and 340 ppb Ag. The orebody was truncated by the Eva fault, which trends north-northeast and dips steeply west (Bullock, 1962).
The bulk of this district is currently part of the Mount Nebo Wilderness Area.
The Mount Nebo district is in the southern Wasatch Range of the Middle Rocky Mountain province. The district is underlain by Proterozoic and Paleozoic rocks that dip moderately east in the northern part of the district and steeply east in the south. Mineralization in the Mount Nebo district is associated with zones of structural weakness created by folding and faulting. The resulting shatter zones acted as channelways for mineralizing hydrothermal fluids and orebodies formed where these channels intersect favorable host strata. Ore deposits consist primarily of fissure veins, pipes, and bedded replacement bodies in Paleozoic carbonate rocks. The Middle Mississippian Deseret Limestone has been the principal ore host. The primary ore/ sulfide minerals include galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, argentite, pyrite, and barite (Bullock, 1962). The Privateer mine produced about 2000 tons of high-grade ore from a single stope in a crinoidal limestone in the top of the Deseret Limestone. This ore assayed about 30% Pb and 340 ppb Ag. The orebody was truncated by the Eva fault, which trends north-northeast and dips steeply west (Bullock, 1962).
The bulk of this district is currently part of the Mount Nebo Wilderness Area.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Calamine' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Eva Mine, Mount Nebo Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA