The Nail Driver Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 8,481 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,481 Feet (2,585 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.61667, -111.48333
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Nail Driver Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nail Driver Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Summit
District: Park City
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Time Period: 1955
Year: 1954
Time Period: 1954
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ 864
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 77
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