Mining History

There's more than silver in them thar' hills. Lead and zinc were both heavy deposits around Park City. In fact, this zinc plant, at the Judge Mill played a vital role in the Judge operation turning an early profit. Quite often zinc, because of it's low market value, was relegated to the dump pile. The Judge Mill accumulated enough of the zinc to build the plant, process the ore, and pay off several debts that were hindering the plant operatio