Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNortheast Striking Fissures, Intersection Of Fissures And Favorable Bedding Planes
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Jamesonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Thaynes Formation;Woodside Shale
Associated rockPlutonic Rock · Intermediate Dikes
StructureVinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Iron Hollow Syncline, Northeast Striking Fissures
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1881
Last production1925
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10014909
MRDS IDD012013
Alternate namesSilver King Coalition Group, United Park City Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.62161, -111.54634
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.BAKER, 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-534BARNES, M.P., AND SIMOS, 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. 1102