The Creole Tunnel is a silver and lead mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 7,159 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,159 Feet (2,182 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.64611, -111.50083
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Creole Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Creole Tunnel
Secondary: Silver King Coalition Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Summit
District: Park City 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
Owner Name: United Park City Mines Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1880
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS/TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thrust Belt
Type: L
Description: Fault - Striking N30 35e And Dipping 59 Nw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Commodity): THE ORE NOTED IN THE WALLS OF FISSURES AND IN THE POCKETS AND VUGS IS OXIDIZED LEAD ORE, WITH SILVER. IT IS MADE UP OF OXIDES AND CARBONATES AND SULPHATES OF LEAD WITH CORRESPONDING OXIDATION PRODUCTS OF SILVER.
Comment (Production): ORE AVERAGING 20 OZ/TON AG AND 60 PERCENT PB WAS SHIPPED FROM 1880 TO 1896 WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF $50,000
Comment (Deposit): THE ORE LIES IN FRACTURES AND ALONG MORE OPEN, PERHAPS SLIGHTLY CALCAREOUS INTERCALATED BEDS IN IRREGULAR POCKETS.
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT 600 FT. DEEP AND A TUNNEL 250 FT LONG WITH 1250 FT. OF DEVELOPMENT DRIFTS
References
Reference (Production): ERICKSON, A.J. (ED), 1968, PARK CITY DIST. UT. GEOL. SOCIETY; GUIDEBOOK NO 22
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1966, MINERALS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY, BULL. 76, P. 35.
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 77, 230 P.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., ET.AL., 1966, GEOL. MAP OF THE PARK CITY WEST QUAD.: U.S.G.S. MAP GQ-535.
Reference (Deposit): ERICKSON, A.J. (ED.), 1968, PARK CITY DIST.: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 22.
Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, CALKINS AND SHARP GQ-53
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