Description
John A. Nelson
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlPark City Anticline
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Park City Formations;Weber Quartzites
StructureThrust Belt, Fractures Striking N 30-35 N; Faults And Brecciated Zones
Tectonic settingUinta And Cottonwood Uplifts
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10011487
MRDS IDD006398
Alternate namesSilver King Coalition Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.633, -111.50078
References
BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER, 77, 230 P.CRITTENDEN, M.D., ET.AL., 1966, GEOL. MAP OF THE PARK CITY WEST QUAD.: U.S.G.S. MAP GQ-535.ERICKSON, A.J., 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 22.1966 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, CALKINS AND SHARP GQ-53ERICKSON, A.J.,(ED.) 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 22.