Mineral Mountain Mine No. 1

The Mineral Mountain Mine No. 1 is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,890 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: Mineral Mountain Mine No. 1  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 6,890 Feet (2,100 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 41.24556, -114.03000

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Mineral Mountain Mine No. 1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mineral Mountain Mine No. 1


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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
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 And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: VEINS IN FAULT FISSURES OR VERTICAL PIPES AT FISSURE INTERSECTIONS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Heavy Limonitization


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $50 - $125/TON IN SILVER AND LEAD


Materials

Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Goethite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SMALL ADITS AND PROSPECT

Comment (Location): ACC. SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SECT. 9


References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 116-117.

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S., AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 493.

Reference (Deposit): HEYL,A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. 34-37.

Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, NOV. 30, 1910, P. 30.


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