Cook Canyon

The Cook Canyon is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,371 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Cook Canyon  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 6,371 Feet (1,942 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc

Lat, Long: 41.22417, -114.03306

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Cook Canyon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cook Canyon


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining District


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Pilot Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): WEST HALF OF SECTION

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL PITS, INCLINES, ADITS AND SHAFTS

Comment (Geology): STOCK IS 1 3/4 MILES TO EAST


References

Reference (Deposit): 1973 MINEMAP UTAH GEOL & MINERAL SURVE

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): BLUE, D. M., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LUCIN MINING DISTRICT, BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH AND ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.


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