The Walker Tunnel is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,949 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,949 Feet (2,118 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 41.25167, -114.01278
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Walker Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Walker Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 15.2 % PB, 6.1 % ZN, 0.3 % CU, 0.9 OZ/TON AU, AND 3.4 OZ/TON SILVER
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LENGTH AND WIDTH INDICATE LARGEST ORE BODY, THERE ARE CLUSTERS IN THE MINE
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Production): PERHAPS A FEW THOUSAND TONS OF RICH ORE PRODUCED
Comment (Reserve-Resource): PERHAPS A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF ORE REMAIN IN MINE
Comment (Workings): THERE ARE SEVERAL INACCESSIBLE STOPES
References
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.
Reference (Deposit): 1973 MINEMAP UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Production): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: UGMS FILES, SEVERAL CUTS ACROSS REMAINING ORE WTD AVG 4 SAMPLES
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., 1964 , MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY: SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, P. 82 .
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