Silver King Mine

Past Producer in Summit county in Utah, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Silver
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10202861
MRDS ID D006405
MAS/MILS ID 0490430041
Record type Site
Current site name Silver King Mine
Related records 10011492, 10251853

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.51268, 40.63184 (WGS84)
Elevation 2455

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Summit(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Park City West(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)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Summit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 002 S 004 E 20 E2 Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.51268, 40.63184

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 25W
    Length 254M
    Width 9M
    Area 65HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip N65E:25W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 65
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1889

Mining district

District name Park City District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner United Park City Mines Co.
    Home office Utah
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Park City Ventures
    Home office Utah
    Year 1975

Comments on the ownership information

  • 75 ORE IS A MINOR OCCURRENCE 75 PARK CITY VENTURE IS JOINT BETWEEN ANACONDA AND AMERICAN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1818M
    Overall depth 402M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method TIMBERED STOPES
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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