The West Quincy Property is a antimony and copper mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 8,871 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,871 Feet (2,704 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.60556, -111.51667
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West Quincy Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West Quincy Property
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Wasatch
District: Blue Ledge (Park City) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: BLOTCHES, DISSEMINATED
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fissures Strike N 60 E, Dip 60 Se
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphism Of The Thaynes Fm
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Location): PROPERTY CONSIST OF FIVE CLAIMS AND THE BOULDER BASIN GROUP OF 20 CLAIMS
Comment (Location): THIS AREA ALSO INCLUDE T4S, R24E; T5S, R24E; T5S, R25E; AND T4S, R25E. THIS AREA EXTENDS FROM EAST OF LITTLE BRUSH CREEK TO THE UTAH-COLORADO BORDER LINE. THE UTM LOCATION IS NEAR THE CENTER OF THIS AREA AT SPLIT MOUNTAIN.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = DINOSAUR QUARRY, 1965 1:24000
Comment (Geology): AN AREA, 2 MILES EAST OF LITTLE BRUSH CREEK TO 5 MILES NW OF DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT, IS COVERED BY THE BISHOP CONGLOMERATE. THE PHOSPHATE BEDS OUTCROP NEAR THE EAST END OF THE ISLAND PARK SYNCLINE AND ON THE FLANKS OF THE SPLIT MOUNTAIN ANTICLINE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 600 FT SHAFT AND A 810 FT DRILL HOLE.
Comment (Geology): THE AREA IS EXTENSIVELY COVERED BY GLACIAL DEPOSITS. THE INTRUSIVE IS ENCOUNTERED AT THE 600 FT LEVEL OF THE SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR, BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966 , GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUAD: USGS QUAD MAP GQ - 534
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF PARK CITY DISTRICT: USGS PP 77 , P. 226
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