Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNortheast Striking Fracture Zones, Limestone Beds Adjacent To Fracture Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Thaynes Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Intermediate Dikes
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Park City Anticline, Iron Hollow Syncline, Crescent Fault Zone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hinge Line
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1883
Last production1892
Identification
Deposit ID10014908
MRDS IDD012010
Alternate namesKearns and Keith Mine, Silver King Coalition Group, United Park City Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.62216, -111.54106
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 SIMOS, JS.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, AA. CALKINS F.D., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S., GEOL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534