Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, TABULAR
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
First production1907
Last production1952
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10014912
MRDS IDD012017
Alternate namesSilver Hill Shaft, Silver King Coalition Group, United Park City Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.61716, -111.53467
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, 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.BARNES AND SIMOS, 1968