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Iron Canyon Shaft

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011466
MRDS ID D006366
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Canyon Shaft

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.54828, 40.62605 (WGS84)
Elevation 2883
Relative position 9600 FT S OF WHITE PINE LAKE

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)

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 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4

Commodities

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • COMMODITY DATA INFERRED FROM NEARBY MINES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Thaynes Formation
    Rock description Thaynes Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.54828, 40.62605
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Belt
Type of structure Local
Structure description Dike Directly To Nw Of Shaft Trends Ne

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Park City District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION UNKNOWN, ONE SHAFT. IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS.

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT

Comments on development

  • NO EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRITTENDEN, M.D., ET.AL., 1966. GEOL. OF THE PARK CITY WEST QUAD.: U.S.G.S. GQ-535

  • Deposit

    1966 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, M.D., ET.AL., GQ-53

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1981 Tripp, Bryce T. Bureau of Land Management

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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