Western Monitor Shaft

Occurrence in Summit county in Utah, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper
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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094378
MRDS ID D006399
Record type Site
Current site name Western Monitor Shaft
Related records 10155296

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.55911, 40.628 (WGS84)
Elevation 2658
Relative position 9700 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)

Jordan(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(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 003E 24 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4

Commodities

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.55911, 40.628

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Belt

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR TO IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

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 production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ERICKSON, A.J., 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 22

  • Deposit

    BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, PARK CITY DISTRICT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 77.

  • Deposit

    1966 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, CALKINS AND SHARP GQ-53

  • Production

    BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, PARK CITY DISTRICT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 77

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1980 Johnson, Elizabeth A. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

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

External references