Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPure Limestone Bed - Jenny Bed
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone · Thaynes Formation;Park City Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Intermediate Dikes
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Iron Hollow Syncline, Crescent Fissure
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hinge Line
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10087987
MRDS IDD012020
Alternate namesSilver King Coalition Group, United Park City Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.61966, -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.