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Queen Ester Tunnel

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011504
MRDS ID D006423
Record type Site
Current site name Queen Ester Tunnel
Alternate or previous names Queen Ester Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.47384, 40.64494 (WGS84)
Elevation 2207
Relative position 6900 FT SE OF MASONIC 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 East(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 15 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4

Commodities

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Park City Formation
    Rock description Park City Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.47384, 40.64494
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Belt
Type of structure Local
Structure description Frog Valley Fault To Nw

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR TO IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Small Ne Trending Normal Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Park City District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE TUNNEL

Comments on development

  • NO EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROMFIELD, C.S. AND CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1971, GEOL. OF THE PARTS CITY EAST QUAD.: U.S.G.S. MAP GQ-852.

  • Deposit

    WARREN, C.W., 1971, INDEX TO THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 91.

  • Deposit

    1971 GEOLMAP BROMFIELD AND CRITTENDEN GQ-85

  • Production

    WARREN, C.W., 1971, INDEX TO THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULL. 91.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1981 Tripp, Bryce T. Bureau of Land Management

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