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West Ontario Shaft

Occurrence in Summit county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014904
MRDS ID D012004
Record type Site
Current site name West Ontario Shaft
Alternate or previous names Daly West Group, United Park City Mines, Park Utah Consolidated Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.51634, 40.61744 (WGS84)
Elevation 2691
Relative position 3400 FT N16W FROM USLM 7

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)

Upper 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 29 SE OF SW OF NE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1983

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • 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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.51634, 40.61744
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt; Park City Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Northeast Striking Fracture Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

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 IS LOCATED ON MAP BY BOUTWELL, 1912, BUT NOT DESCRIBED. ONE SHAFT AND FOUR NEARBY PROSPECT PITS ARE PRESENT. DEPTH OF SHAFT UNKNOWN

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTS LIE WITHIN THE DALY WEST PROPERTY AND NO PRODUCTION IS REPORTED FROM THE PROSPECTS. PROBABLY WAS AN EXPLORATION SHAFT AND PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1984 Shubat, Michael A. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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