Utah · Wasatch County
Past Producer

Jones-Bonanza Shaft

Wasatch County, Utah, United States
SilverLeadGoldZincCopper
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Description

Robert Jones

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlContact Between Clayton Peak Stock And Sediments
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Park City Formation;Thaynes Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Clayton Peak Stock
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation, Contact Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10014894
MRDS IDD011990
Alternate namesJones Shaft, Daly-Judge Jones-Bonanza Shaft, Judge Group, United Park City Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.60466, -111.52495
References
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.BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOL. SUREY GEOL. Q1AD. MAP GQ-534BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 77