| Deposit ID | 10014895 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011991 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | West Quincy Shaft |
| Alternate or previous names | Judge Group, United Park City Mines Co., West Quincy Property |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.518, 40.60605 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2707 |
| Relative position | 3850 FT N42W OF LONE HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wasatch(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)
Provo(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Wasatch |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002S | 004E | 32 | SW OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | LOW GRADE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Flagstaff Mountain Stock;Clayton Peak Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Flagstaff Mountain Stock;Clayton Peak Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Woodside Shale;Thaynes Formation |
| Rock description | Woodside Shale;Thaynes Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -111.518, 40.60605 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N24E |
| Dip | 27 NW |
| Depth to top | 121.92M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Park City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Park City Mines Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011991 |
BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER NO. 111.
BAKER, A.A. CALKINS, F.D., CRITTENDEN, MD.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: US.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SUB-ECONOMIC MINERALIZTION FOUND AT TWO LOCALITES. THE FISRST IS LOCATED AT THE HEAD OF A RAISE ABOUT 400 FT BELOW THE SURFACE AND NORTH OF THE SHAFT. HERE, COPPER AND IRON STAINING OCCURS IN A 6 INCH ZONE ALONG A BEDDING PLACE AT N24E, 270 NW. THE SECOND LOCALITY IS AT THE 600 FT LEVEL WHERE AN INTRUSIVE DIKE IS HIGHLY ALTERED AND IMPREGNATED WITH CUPRITEROUS PYRITE. THE INTRUSIVE ALSO CONTAINS VEINS OF CALCITE WITH SMALL BLOTCHES OF TETRAHEDRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE. NO ORE BODIES WERE FOUND UP TO 1912 |
| Deposit | NO PRODUCTION FROM PROPERTY AS OF 1912 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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