The Crescent Tunnel is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 8,599 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.62722, -111.53639
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Crescent Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crescent Tunnel
Secondary: Silver King Coalition Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
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
Owner Name: United Park City Mines Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
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 ZINC.
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Bindheimite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR ENTIRE SILVER KING COALITION GROUP
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS OF SILVER KING COALITION GROUP VERY EXTENSIVE
Comment (Deposit): ALL DATA FOR SILVER KING COALITION GROUP IN GENERAL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Production): ERICKSON, A.J., (ED.), 1968, THE PARK CITY DIST.: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK 22.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1966, GEOL. MAP OF THE PARK CITY WEST QUAD.: U.S.G.S. MAP GQ-535.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURV. OFR-22.
Reference (Deposit): ERICKSON, A.J., (ED.), 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 22.
Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, M.D., 1912, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 77.
Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, CALKINS AND SHARP GQ-53
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