The Alliance Tunnel is a silver and lead mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 7,841 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,841 Feet (2,390 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.62639, -111.50417
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Alliance Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alliance Tunnel
Secondary: Silver King Coalition Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: United Park City Mines Co.
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1893
Discovery Year: 1889
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: Uplift
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGED: .024 OZ/TON AU, 18.33 OZ/TON AG, 14.2 PERCENT PB, .487 PERCENT CU AND 3.53 PERCENT ZN.
Materials
Ore: Cerussite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bindheimite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): All data for Silver King Coalition Group in general
Comment (Workings): Extensive workings
Comment (Location): Section subdivisions NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4
References
Reference (Production): Erickson, A.J., (Ed.), 1966, The Park City District: Utah Geol. Society Guidebook 22.
Reference (Deposit): Crittenden, M.D., Et.Al., 1966, Geol. Map Of The Park City West Quad.: USGS Map. GQ-535.
Reference (Deposit): Erickson, A.J., (Ed.), 1966, Park City District: Utah Geol. Society Guidebook 22.
Reference (Deposit): Perry, L.I., 1976, Lead And Zinc In Utah: Utah Geologic And Mineral Survey OFR-22.
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