Park City District

The Park City District is a silver and lead mine located in Wasatch county, Utah.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Park City District
Secondary: Ontario
Secondary: Treasure Hill
Secondary: Silver King Mines

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Utah
County: Wasatch
District: PARK CITY DISTRICT

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: NEW PARK MINING CO.

Owner Name: UNITED PARK CITY MINING CO

Owner Name: NEW PARK MINING

Owner Name: UNITED PARK CITY MINING CO

Owner Name: ANACONDA COMPANY

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: FISSURE VEINS, BEDDED REPLACEMENT
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1971
Discovery Year: 1869
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: UINTA ANTICLINE (ENE TO WSW)

Type: L
Description: PARK CITY ANTICLINE, NE; LOCAL DOMING BY INTRUSIVES SIX IMPORTANT ZONES OF FAULTING; COMPOUND OVERTHRUST

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: HYDROTHERMAL
Alteration Text: HYDROTHERMAL

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): BOUTWELL, J. M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH; USGS PROF. PAPER 77, 231P.

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS, N. C. ED, 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE WASATCH AND UINTA MTS. TRANSITION AREA; SALT LAKE CITY, IAPG LOTT, ANNFIELD CONF.

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, AH AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES, USGS PROF. PAPER 610, 283P.

Reference (Deposit): JENNEY, WP, 1906, STRUCT. FEAT. OF ONTARIO MINERAL BELT, MIN AND SCI PRESS, VOL 92, P. 6, 24, 54, 108.

Reference (Deposit): BLACKWELDER, ELIOT, 1910. NEW LIGHT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE WASATCH MTS; GEOL SOC AMER BULL. VOL 21 P. 517-542.

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, BS AND LOUGHLIN, GF, 1915, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE COTTONWOOD - AMERICAN FORK MINING REGION, UTAH: USGS BULL. 620, P. 165-266.

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, SF, 1877, DESCRIPTIVE GEOLOGY: U. S. GEOL. EXPLOR. 40TH PARALLEL, FINAL REPORT, VOL 2.

Reference (Deposit): HOLLISTER, O.U. 1888, GOLD AND SILVER MINING IN UTAH: AM. INST. MIN. ENG, TRANS., VOL 16, P. 13.

Reference (Deposit): BARNES, M.P., SIMOS, J. G., 1968, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DIST. WITH A CONTRIBUTION ON THE MAYFLOWER LODE; IN RIDGE, J. D. ED, ORE DEPOSITS OF U. S. 1933- 1967, P. 1102.

Reference (Deposit): JAMES, A.H., 1973. LEAD AND ZINC RESOURCES IN UTAH; UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY, SPECIAL STUDIES 44, JULY 1973 P. 26 - 32.

Reference (Deposit): WHITE, L., 1975, ONTARIO PROJECT KEEPS MINING ALIVE IN UTAH'S HISTORIC PARK CITY DISTRICT; ENGIN. AND MINING JOUR. 2 - 76 P. 67 - 72.

Reference (Deposit): GRANT, S.K., 1966, METALLIZATION AND PARAGENESIS IN THE PARK CITY DIST., UTAH, PHD THESIS, 183 P.

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