Utah · Wasatch, Summit County
Producer

Park City District

Wasatch, Summit County, Utah, United States
SilverLeadCopperZincGold
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Description

Rufus Walker, Ephriam Hanks

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Gold
Deposit
Deposit typeFISSURE VEINS, BEDDED REPLACEMENT
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlFISSURES NEAR INTRUSIVE BODIES
Geology
StructurePARK CITY ANTICLINE, NE; LOCAL DOMING BY INTRUSIVES SIX IMPORTANT ZONES OF FAULTING; COMPOUND OVERTHRUST, UINTA ANTICLINE (ENE TO WSW)
AlterationHYDROTHERMAL, OXIDATION
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1971
Discovery year1869
Identification
Deposit ID60001647
MRDS IDW002889
Alternate namesOntario, Treasure Hill, Silver King Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.65164, -111.50358
References
BOUTWELL, J. M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH; USGS PROF. PAPER 77, 231P.WILLIAMS, N. C. ED, 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE WASATCH AND UINTA MTS. TRANSITION AREA; SALT LAKE CITY, IAPG LOTT, ANNFIELD CONF.KOSCHMANN, AH AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES, USGS PROF. PAPER 610, 283P.JENNEY, WP, 1906, STRUCT. FEAT. OF ONTARIO MINERAL BELT, MIN AND SCI PRESS, VOL 92, P. 6, 24, 54, 108.BLACKWELDER, ELIOT, 1910. NEW LIGHT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE WASATCH MTS; GEOL SOC AMER BULL. VOL 21 P. 517-542.BUTLER, BS AND LOUGHLIN, GF, 1915, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE COTTONWOOD - AMERICAN FORK MINING REGION, UTAH: USGS BULL. 620, P. 165-266.EMMONS, SF, 1877, DESCRIPTIVE GEOLOGY: U. S. GEOL. EXPLOR. 40TH PARALLEL, FINAL REPORT, VOL 2.HOLLISTER, O.U. 1888, GOLD AND SILVER MINING IN UTAH: AM. INST. MIN. ENG, TRANS., VOL 16, P. 13.BARNES, M.P., SIMOS, J. G., 1968, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DIST. WITH A CONTRIBUTION ON THE MAYFLOWER LODE; IN RIDGE, J. D. ED, ORE DEPOSITS OF U. S. 1933- 1967, P. 1102.JAMES, A.H., 1973. LEAD AND ZINC RESOURCES IN UTAH; UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY, SPECIAL STUDIES 44, JULY 1973 P. 26 - 32.WHITE, L., 1975, ONTARIO PROJECT KEEPS MINING ALIVE IN UTAH'S HISTORIC PARK CITY DISTRICT; ENGIN. AND MINING JOUR. 2 - 76 P. 67 - 72.GRANT, S.K., 1966, METALLIZATION AND PARAGENESIS IN THE PARK CITY DIST., UTAH, PHD THESIS, 183 P.