The Daly West & Daly Judge Area is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 8,379 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: 8,379 Feet (2,554 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.61611, -111.51167
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Daly West & Daly Judge Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Daly West & Daly Judge Area
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Summit
District: Park City District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1968
Time Period: 1899 - 1968
Material type: CU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.018 Oz/Ton
Year: 1968
Time Period: 1899 - 1968
Material type: ZN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.37 %
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR, TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Of Ore To Depths Of 200 - 300 Feet. Metamorphism Of The Park City Fm Near The Intrusive
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Jamesonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): THE DALY JUDGE IS ALSO CALLED THE JUDGE OR ANCHOR MINE AND COVERS OLD MINES OF OLD UTAH, WHITE PINES, AND JONES.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION ARE OF THE DALY WEST & JUDGE MINES.
Comment (Deposit): THIS AREA CONTAINS FOUR PRINCIPAL ORE BODIES: THE ROLL VEIN, MIDDLE VEIN, BLACK VEIN, AND 1240 VEIN.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 1650 FT SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 900 , 1200 , AND 1400 FT.
Comment (Location): ESTIMATED LOCATION
Comment (Commodity): HIGHLY SILICEOUS ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J. M., 1912 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF THE PARK CITY DIST: USGS P P 77 , P. 148 - 154
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M. D., JR, CALKINS, F. C. & SHARP, B. J., 1966 , GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PARK CITY WEST QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 535
Reference (Deposit): VAN HORN, F. R., 1914 , OCCURRENCE OF BOURNONITE, JAMESONITE, AND CALAMINE AT PARK CITY, UTAH: AIME BULL NO. 92 , P. 2217 .
Reference (Deposit): JAMES,A.H., 1973, LEAD AND ZINC RESOURCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.,SPEC. STUD. 44, P. 29.
Reference (Production): JAMES, A. H. ( 1973 )
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