| Deposit ID | 10011493 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006406 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490430053 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alliance Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver King Coalition Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.50495, 40.62633 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2390 |
| Relative position | 3100 FT S OF TREASURE HILL |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Summit |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002S | 004E | 21 | SWSENW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Bindheimite | Ore |
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGED: .024 OZ/TON AU, 18.33 OZ/TON AG, 14.2 PERCENT PB, .487 PERCENT CU AND 3.53 PERCENT ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| 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;Woodside Shale;Park City Formation;Weber Quartzite |
| Rock description | Thaynes Formation;Woodside Shale;Park City Formation;Weber Quartzite |
| (1) | -111.50495, 40.62633 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Uplift |
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Discoverer | Martin McGrath And W.H. Dodge |
| Year of first production | 1893 |
| District name | Park City District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Park City Mines Co. |
| Home office | Utah |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006406 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490430053 | data consolidated into this record |
Erickson, A.J., (Ed.), 1966, The Park City District: Utah Geol. Society Guidebook 22.
Crittenden, M.D., Et.Al., 1966, Geol. Map Of The Park City West Quad.: USGS Map. GQ-535.
Erickson, A.J., (Ed.), 1966, Park City District: Utah Geol. Society Guidebook 22.
Perry, L.I., 1976, Lead And Zinc In Utah: Utah Geologic And Mineral Survey OFR-22.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | All data for Silver King Coalition Group in general |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1980 | Johnson, Elizabeth A. | Bureau of Land Management | |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-1983 | Tripp, Bryce T. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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