Thaynes Shaft

Past Producer in Summit county in Utah, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014913
MRDS ID D012021
Record type Site
Current site name Thaynes Shaft
Alternate or previous names Silver King Coalition Group, United Park City Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.53911, 40.62494 (WGS84)
Elevation 2627
Relative position 4200 FT N SE FROM JUPITER HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Summit(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)

Lower 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 19 SW OF SW OF SE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE QUADRANGLE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1983

Commodities

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

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE SILVER KING MINE ORE HAD GRADE OF .024 OZ/TON AU, 18.45 OZ/TON AG, 13.52% PB, .495% CU, 10.68% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Intermediate Dikes
    Rock description Intermediate Dikes
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Thaynes Formation;Park City Formation
    Rock description Thaynes Formation;Park City Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) Alluvium and colluvium

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Iron Hollow Syncline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Crescent Fissure

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Pure Limestone Bed-Jenny Bed

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1875

Mining district

District name Park City District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner United Park City Mines Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT ACCESSES A TUNNEL WHICH CONNECTS THE SPIRO AND ALLIANCE TUNNELS. SHAFT POST-DATES 1912

Comments on development

  • SHAFT POST-DATES BOUTWELL'S 1912 PUBLICATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHAFT ACCESSES THE TUNNELS WHICH DEVELOPED THE EXTENSIVE REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN THE SILVER KING MINE AREA. JENNY BED OF THE LOWER PARK CITY FORMATION WAS EXTENSIVELY REPLACED
Deposit SHAFT ACCESSES A TUNNEL WHICH CONNECTS THE SPIRO AND ALLIANCE TUNNELS. SHAFT IS PART OF THE SILVER KING COALITION MINE CO. WORKINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S

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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