The South Quincy Tunnels is a lead and silver mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 8,550 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,550 Feet (2,606 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.59972, -111.50611
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South Quincy Tunnels MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Quincy Tunnels
Secondary: Bonanza Consolidated
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Wasatch
District: Blue Ledge (Park City) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPORTED VALUES OF 10 OZ/TON AG, 10 % PB
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912 , GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSIT OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT: USGS PP 77 , P. 227
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR, BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966 , GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUAD: USGS QUAD MAP GQ - 534
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