South Quincy Tunnels

The South Quincy Tunnels is a lead, silver, and copper mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 8,501 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: South Quincy Tunnels
Secondary: Bonanza Consolidated
Secondary: New Quincy Group

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Utah
County: Wasatch
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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: United Park City Mines Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
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

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt

Type: L
Description: Northeast And Northwest Striking Fissure And Breccia Zones

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE SAID TO RUN 10 OZ/TON AG AND 10% PB

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): GROUP OF CLAIMS INCLUDES ALL OF LONE HILL AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1983

Comment (Deposit): MOST PREVALENT MINERALIZATION IS LCOATED IN A NROTHWEST STRIKING FISSURE NEAR THE FACE OF THE THE TUNNEL AND CONSISTS OF GALENA AND COPPER CARBONATE. MINOR MINERALIZATION FOUND IN NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST STRIKING BRECCIA ZONES STAINED WITH IRON OXIDES

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE ADIT AND ONE PROSPECT PIT, AS SHOWN ON MAP. IN 1912 SEVERAL TUNNELS WERE IN EXISTENCE. THE MOST IMPORTANT TUNNEL LIES NORTHEAST OF LONE HILL AND RUNS SOUTHWEST IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR 850 FT. THREE SHORT ADITS, AGGREGATING 300 FT, ARE LOCATED NEAR THE FACE OF THE MAIN TUNNEL

Comment (Geology): NORTHERN THIRD OF LONE HILL IS FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN PORPHYRY AND THE REST OF THE HILL IS WEBER QUARTZITE. SOME LIMESTONE FOUND IN DUMPS

References

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., LOUGLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER NO. 111.

Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A. CALKINS F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534

Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 77

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