Galena Tunnel

Occurrence in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014889
MRDS ID D011974
Record type Site
Current site name Galena Tunnel
Alternate or previous names South Park, South Park Mining and Development Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.58161, 40.55661 (WGS84)
Elevation 2652
Relative position 11850 FT N68E FROM MILLER HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brighton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003S 003E 11 NE OF NW OF SW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • TOWNSHIP UNSURVEYED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1983

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Deseret Limestone;Gardison Limestone
    Rock description Deseret Limestone;Gardison Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.58161, 40.55661

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline. Sevier Overthrust Belt

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name American Fork District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • UNKNOWN LENGTH OF TUNNEL

Comments on development

  • GALENA TUNNEL SAID TO HAVE REVEALED SOME GOOD ORE, BUT NO RECORDED PRODUCTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONLY INFORMATION IS THAT THE GALENA TUNNEL INTERSECTED A VEIN AND REVEALED SOME GOOD ORE
Deposit ONLY INFORMATION IS THAT THE GALENA TUNNEL INTERSECTED A VEIN HOSTED BY MISSISSIPPIAN LIMESTONE, AND THAT SOME GOOD ORE WAS REVEALED ORE WAS PRESUMABLY PB-AG BEARING ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1984 Shubat, Michael A. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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