The American Flag Shaft is a lead, gold, and silver mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.62861, -111.49972
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American Flag Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Flag Shaft
Secondary: American Flag Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Summit
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Type: L
Description: Park City Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE ORES ARE STAINED BY OCHEROUS MATERIAL; IRON AND MANGANESE STAINS ARE VERY COMMON.
Comment (Workings): LEVELS DEVELOPED OFF SHAFT AT 500, 600, 700, 1000 AND 1100 FT.
Comment (Geology): THESE WORKINGS LIE WITHIN THE GREAT CENTRAL AREA OF WEBER QUARTZITE UNCOVERED ALONG THE AXIS OF THE PARK CITY ANTICLINE AND IN THE HANGING WALL OF THE ONTARIO LODE.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Commodity): THE ORE IS MADE-UP OF ANGULAR FRAGEMENTS OF QUARTZITE AND MASSIVE AND CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ CEMENTED BY MANGANIFEROUS AND FERRUGINOUS MATTER.
Comment (Production): 250 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED UP TO 1904
References
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 77, PP. 1-230.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR. 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PARK CITY EAST QUAD.: U.S.G.S. MAP GQ-852.
Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP BROMFIELD AND CRITTENDEN GQ-85
Reference (Production): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA.77
Reference (Deposit): SYLVIA, GOELTZ, N., 1970, A DIRECTORY OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF UTAH; 1967: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY, BULL. 84, P.31.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, KENNETH, C., 1966, MINERALS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOLOG. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY, BULL. 76, P. 35.
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