The Unknown Tunnel is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 7,441 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,441 Feet (2,268 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.62806, -111.47000
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Unknown Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Tunnel
Secondary: Park-Utah Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Copper
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: United Park City Mines Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1920
Discovery Year: 1920
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thrust Belt
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .0736 OZ AU/TON, 17.51 OZ. AG/TON, 4.2 LBS. PB/TON, 1.33 LBS ZN/TON, .242 LBS CU/TON
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL IN EXTENSIVE WORKINGS OF PARK UTAH GROUP
Comment (Deposit): ALL INFORMATION FOR PARK-UTAH GROUP IN GENERAL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP BROMFIELD AND CRITTENDEN GQ-85
Reference (Production): ERICKSON, A.J., 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT, UT.: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 22.
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: ERICKSON, A.J., 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 22.
Reference (Deposit): ERICKSON, A.J., 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 2
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