Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlNortheast Striking Faults Within Crescent Fault Zone, Intersection With Limestone Beds Of Thaynes
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Thaynes Formation;Ankareh Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Crescent Dike
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Iron Hollow Syncline, Northeast Striking Crescent Fault Zone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hinge Line
AlterationOxidation, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10014910
MRDS IDD012018
Alternate namesSilver King Coalition Group, United Park City Mines, Balmount-Atlanta Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.61633, -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.ERICKSON, 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.