The Monarch Claim is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 6,821 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
Elevation: 6,821 Feet (2,079 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.66083, -111.48750
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Monarch Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monarch Claim
Secondary: J.C.I.D. No. 1
Secondary: Calumet
Secondary: Ina Claims
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thrust Belt
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO DEPOSIT INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Comment (Workings): TWO PROSPECTS AND ONE TUNNEL
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NW 1/4
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES INFERRED FROM NEARBY MINES
References
Reference (Deposit): WARREN, C.W., 1971. INDEX TO THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 91.
Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP BROMFIELD AND CRITTENDEN GQ-85
Reference (Production): WARREN, C.W., 1971. INDEX TO THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULL 91.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR., 1971. GEOL. MAP OF THE PARK CITY EAST QUAD.
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