The Prince of Wales Group is a lead, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 10,000 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: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.60444, -111.61556
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Prince of Wales Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prince of Wales Group
Secondary: Alta Tunnel & Transportation Co.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Big Cottonwood District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: CHIMNEY-LIKE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Grizzly Overthrust And Two Other Obscure Overthrust Above And Below The Grizzly. Fissure (Ne, 60 - 65 N).
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Metamorphism
Rocks
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORES PRODUCED IN 1875 ASSAYED 135 OZ/TON AG, 35 % PB
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): INCLUDES HIGHLAND CHIEF, WELLINGTON, ANTELOPE, WANDERING BOY, AND WARRIOR CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): SIZE OF DIFFERENT SHOOTS: PRINCE OF WALES SHOOT - 1200 X 120 X 4 FT, HIGHLAND CHIEF SHOOT - 800 X 75 X 3 FT, WELLINGTON SHOOT - 700 X 30 X 7 FT.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 3000 FT ALTA TUNNEL, 1500 FT ANNIE TUNNEL, 750 FT BOSTON TUNNEL, 600 FT WELLINGTON TUNNEL, 800 FT ANTELOPE NO. 3 TUNNEL, 500 FT HONEYCOMB TUNNEL, 930 FT PRINCE OF WALES SHAFT, AND THE HIGHLAND CHIEF SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE OCCURS IN THE JEFFERSON (?) DOL.
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S. & LOUGHLIN,G.F., 1916, A RECON. OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK MINING REGION: USGS BULL. 620, P. 191.
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS,F.C. & BUTLER,B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA: USGS PROF. PAPER 201, P. 114-115.
Reference (Deposit): JAMES,L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 114, P. 76-79.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1916-23; USBM MINERAL RESOURCE YEARBOOK 1924-39
Reference (Production): JAMES, 1979, P. 81
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