Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNortheast Striking Crescent Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Garnet, Pyrite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Thaynes Formation;Ankarel Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Clayton Peak Stock
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Iron Hollow Syncline, Northeast Striking Crescent Fissure Zone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hinge Line
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1975
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10014810
MRDS IDD012019
Alternate namesSilver King Coalition Group, United Park City Mines, Council Bluffs Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.613, -111.54661
References
BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 77, 231 PP.ERIKSON, A.J., (EDITOR), 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 22, UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 111, 672 PP.BARNES, M.P., AND SIMONS, J.S., 1968 ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT WITH A CONTRIBUTION ON THE MAYFLOWER LODE, IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: AM. INST. METALL. ENG., V.II, P. 1102BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534.BOUTWELL, 1912