| Deposit ID | 10014896 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011993 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | South Quincy Tunnels |
| Alternate or previous names | Bonanza Consolidated, New Quincy Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.50606, 40.59938 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2591 |
| Relative position | 800 FT N55E 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 | 33 | SE OF NW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE SAID TO RUN 10 OZ/TON AG AND 10% PB |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Flagstaff Mountain Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Flagstaff Mountain Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Weber Quartzite |
| Rock description | Weber Quartzite |
| (1) | -111.50606, 40.59938 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northeast And Northwest Striking Fissure And Breccia Zones |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Park City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Park City Mines Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 350.52M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011993 |
BUTLER, B.S., LOUGLIN, 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.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MOST PREVALENT MINERALIZATION IS LCOATED IN A NROTHWEST STRIKING FISSURE NEAR THE FACE OF THE THE TUNNEL AND CONSISTS OF GALENA AND COPPER CARBONATE. MINOR MINERALIZATION FOUND IN NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST STRIKING BRECCIA ZONES STAINED WITH IRON OXIDES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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