South Quincy Tunnels

The South Quincy Tunnels is a lead and silver mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 8,550 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

Name: South Quincy Tunnels  

State:  Utah

County:  Wasatch

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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