The American Flag Shaft No. 2 is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.62833, -111.50028
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American Flag Shaft No. 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Flag Shaft No. 2
Secondary: American Flag Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Manganese
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
Type: L
Description: Park City Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Production): 250 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED UP TO 1904
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., ET.AL., 1966. GEOL. MAP OF THE PARK CITY WEST QUAD.: U.S.G.S. GQ-535.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1966. MINERALS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 76.
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912. GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DIST.: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 77.
Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, M.D., ET.AL. GQ-53
Reference (Production): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912. GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 77.
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