| Deposit ID | 10101914 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011998 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Bell Shaft |
| Alternate or previous names | Daly West Group, United Park City Mines, Little Bell Mine, Park Utah Consolidated Mines |
| Related records | 10179563 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.50911, 40.61105 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2612 |
| Relative position | 1500 FT N 47 E FROM USLM 7 |
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)
Upper Weber(hydrologic unit)
Weber(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Summit |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002S | 004E | 28 | SW OF SW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Result | 21% PB, 76 OZ/TON AG, .05 OZ/TON AU, 2.25% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Weber Quartzite;Park City Formation |
| Rock description | Weber Quartzite;Park City Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -111.50911, 40.61105 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | East-West Striking Faults |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Park City Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 90 E |
| Dip | 90 S |
| Depth to top | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| District name | Park City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Park City Mines Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1036.32M |
| Overall depth | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011998 |
ERIKSON, A.J., (EDITORE, 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 22, UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
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, 672 PP.
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 | ORE FOUND IN THREE EAST-WEST STRIKING FRACTURE ZONES WHICH DIP VERTICALLY. THE NORTHLY ZONE IS NEARLY BARREN AND THE MIDDLE ZONE MOST PRODUCTIVE. THE SOUTHERN ZONE MAY MERGE WITH THE MIDDLE ZONE AT DEPTH. ORE WAS HIT AT THE 300 FT AND 500 FT LEVELS. ORE GENERALLY OCCURS ALONG THE FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN QUARTZITE AND LIMESTONE |
| Deposit | AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED IS UNREPORTED BUT SAID TO BE RELATIVELY SMALL ; 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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