Ontario No 1 Drain Tunnel Portal

Past Producer in Summit county in Utah, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10155446
MAS/MILS ID 0490430098
Record type Site
Current site name Ontario No 1 Drain Tunnel Portal

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -111.49268, 40.63714 (WGS84)
Elevation 2201
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Summit(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Park City East(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

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -111.49268, 40.63714

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner United Park City Mines Co.
    ID 4200150
    Home office Utah
    Year 1980
  • Type Operator
    Owner Noranda Ltd
    ID 4200150
    Home office Utah
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS 1955 PARK CITY EAST 7-5 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Tripp, Bryce T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/15/1995
MSHA mine ID4200150
Mine name (MSHA)Ontario Mine
Current operatorUnited Park City Mines Company
Current controller (parent)Rothwell Hank
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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