The Garey Shaft and Prospects is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 7,461 feet.
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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: 7,461 Feet (2,274 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.65167, -111.48917
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Garey Shaft and Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Garey Shaft and Prospects
Secondary: Garey Group
Secondary: Silver King Consolidated Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
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
Not available
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
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 14.2 LBS PB/TON, 3.53 LBS ZN/TON, .487 LBS CU/TON
Analytical Data: .0235 OZ. AU/TON, 18.33 OZ. AG/TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PRODUCTION AND ASSAY DATA FOR SILVER KING COALITION GROUP IN GENERAL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT AND THREE PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP BROMFIELD, C.S. AND CRITTENDEN, M.D., GQ-85
Reference (Production): ERICKSON, A.J., 1968. PARK CITY DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 22.
Reference (Deposit): ERICKSON, A.J., 1968. PARK CITY DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 22.
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: ERICKSON, A.J., 1968. PARK CITY DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 22.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1971. GEOL. MAP OF THE PARK CITY EAST QUAD: U.S.G.S. GQ-852.
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