Silver Fork Tunnel

The Silver Fork Tunnel is a lead, gold, and silver mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 7,598 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Silver Fork Tunnel  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.63528, -111.60667

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Silver Fork Tunnel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Fork Tunnel


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Big Cottonwood District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Thrust Belt

Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Normal Fault Sw Of Tunnel


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL


References

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

Reference (Deposit): JAMES, L.P., 1979. GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 114.

Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, M.D., ET.AL. GQ-53

Reference (Production): JAMES, L.P., 1979. GEOL., ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD DIST: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 114.


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