Judge Tunnel

Past Producer in Summit county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011494
MRDS ID D006407
Record type Site
Current site name Judge Tunnel
Related records 10202964

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.50384, 40.62633 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Relative position 3200 FT. SE OF TREASURE HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Summit(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Park City West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Weber(hydrologic unit)

Weber(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Summit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 002S 004E 21 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Thaynes Formation;Woodside Shale;Park City Formation;Weber Qtz
    Rock description Thaynes Formation;Woodside Shale;Park City Formation;Weber Qtz

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.50384, 40.62633

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Belt

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR TO IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Park City Anticline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Park City District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner United Park City Mines Co.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION UNKNOWN

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL TRENDS TOWARD THE ONTARIO GROUP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRITTENDEN, M.D., ET.AL., 1966, GEOL. MAP OF THE PARK CITY WEST QUAD: U.S.G.S. MAP GQ-535.

  • Deposit

    BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UT.: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 77.

  • Deposit

    ERICKSON, A.J., (ED.), 1966, PARK CITY DISTRICT, UT.: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 22.

  • Deposit

    PERRY, L.I. 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT NO. 22.

  • Deposit

    1966 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, CALKINS AND SHARP GQ-53

  • Production

    SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Tripp, Bryce T. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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