Creole Tunnel

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

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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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