Unknown Shaft

Producer in Summit county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Iron
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. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011505
MRDS ID D006424
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown Shaft
Alternate or previous names Ontario Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.49495, 40.63661 (WGS84)
Elevation 2237
Relative position 6400 FT. S 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 21 Utah

Comments on the location information

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

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE GRADE: AU-.0535 OZ/TON, AG-22.7 OZ./TON, PB-3.97 PERCENT, ZN-5.13 PERCENT, CU-.134 PERCENT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Weber Quartzite;Round Valley Limestone;Doughnut Formation;Humbug Formation
    Rock description Weber Quartzite;Round Valley Limestone;Doughnut Formation;Humbug Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.49495, 40.63661

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Belt

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR TO IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Replacements Bodies In Humbug Fm.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1872
Discoverer Rector Steen, Et.Al.
Year of first production 1875

Mining district

District name Park City

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Noranda Ltd.
  • Type Owner
    Owner United Park City Mines Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 563255M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT BELONGING TO VERY EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF WORKINGS OF ONTARIO GROUP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERICKSON, A.J., 1968, THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 22.

  • Deposit

    PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. OFR-22.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1971 GEOLMAP BROMFIELD AND CRITTENDEN GQ-85

  • Production

    ERICKSON, A.J., 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT, UT.: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 22.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN DEPOSIT IN WEBER QUARTZITE WITH EXTENSIVE BEDDED REPLACEMENT ORE IN LOWER CARBONATE FORMATIONS
Deposit ALL INFORMATION FOR ONTARIO GROUP IN GENERAL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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