Daly West Mine

The Daly West Mine is a mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 8,369 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Daly West Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Summit

Elevation: 8,369 Feet (2,551 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.6156, -111.51080

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Daly West Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Daly West Mine
Secondary: Anchor Mine
Secondary: Quincy Mine
Secondary: Daly Judge Mine
Secondary: Little Bell Shaft


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: United Park City Mines Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: 926 Kearns Bldg. Salt Lake City, UT
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1899
Discovery Year: 1891
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Bournonite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Zinkenite
Unknown: Argentite


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHAFT IS USED AS ESCAPEWAY BY ONTARIO MINE


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 77 BY BOUTWELL DATED 1912 PAGES 148-154

Reference (Deposit): SIMOS DATED 1968 PP. 1102-1126

Reference (Deposit): MAYFLOWER LODE IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S. 1933-1967 BY BARN

Reference (Deposit): ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT WITH A CONTRIBUTION O


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