Mine detail: West Ontario Shaft

Previously called 'Daly West GroupUnited Park City MinesPark Utah Consolidated Mines'

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Location: Summit County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.61744, -111.51634
dep_id: 10014904
mrds_id: D012004
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Galena, Tetrahedrite
Reporter: Shubat, Michael A.
hrock_unit: Woodside Shale;Thaynes Formation
hrock_type: Shale,Limestone
Structure: Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt; Park City Anticline, Northeast Striking Fracture Zones
tectonic: Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hinge Line
disc_yr: 1885
References:
  • Deposit:: BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 77, 231 PP.
  • Deposit:: ERIKSON, A.J., (EDITOR), 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 22, UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
  • Deposit:: BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 111, 672 PP.
  • Deposit:: BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534
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