| Deposit ID | 10014863 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011927 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Summit Extension |
| Alternate or previous names | Summit Extension Shaft, Summit Extension Incline, Silver King Western, Silver King Coalition Mines Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.55745, 40.61633 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2865 |
| Relative position | 4000 FT S 42 E FROM SCOTT HILL |
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)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(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 | 003E | 25 | NE OF SW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE SUPPOSEDLY RAN $5 PER TON AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Alta Stock, Porphyritic Phase | ||||||
| Rock description | Alta Stock, Porphyritic Phase | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -111.55745, 40.61633 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Conttonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northeast Striking Fissure |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 E |
| Dip | 80 SE |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| District name | Park City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver King Western Manufacturing Co. |
| Home office | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011927 |
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. NO. 114.
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.
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 | WHERE EXPLORED, DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A FISSURE LOCALIZED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE GRANODIORITE STOCK, NO REPLACEMENT-TYPE MINERALIZATION IS PRESENT. AREA APPEARS TO BE THE SOUTHWESTERN EXTENSION OF THE PRODUCTIVE COMSTOCK-CALIFORNIA FISSURE. |
| Deposit | NO PRODUCTION INFORMATION AVAILABLE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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