The Ontario Drain Tunnel No. 2 Portal is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 6,299 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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.63472, -111.43861
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Ontario Drain Tunnel No. 2 Portal MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ontario Drain Tunnel No. 2 Portal
Secondary: Park-Utah Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
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.
Owner Name: Noranda Ltd.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR PARK-UTAH GROUP IN GENERAL
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP BROMFIELD AND CRITTENDEN GQ-85
Reference (Production): ERICKSON, A.J., 1968. PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 22.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1971. GEOL. MAP OF THE PARK CITY EAST QUADRANGLE: U.S.G.S. GQ-852.
Reference (Deposit): ERICKSON, A.J., 1968. PARK CITY DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 22.
Reference (Deposit): BIXBY, MAYNARD, 1959, UTAH MINERALS AND LOCALITIES: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURV., REPRINT NO. 60 PAGE 10.
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