The Lead Hill is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,371 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,371 Feet (1,637 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 41.25611, -112.46139
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Lead Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lead Hill
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Promontory
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Lakeview Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Discovery Year: 1915
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin & Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Promontory Mts.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 4 ADITS & A SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, LEE I., AND MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976 , LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, 1976 : UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE REPORT #22 , P. 134 - 143 .
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 2 , UTAH: USGS BULLETIN 1135 - 4 , P. 104 .
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., AND OTHERS, 1920 , THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER III , P. 499 - 502 .
Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON HEGL, A. V.
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
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