The Lead Mine is a lead mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 6,549 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,549 Feet (1,996 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 40.52056, -112.12806
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Lead Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lead Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Bingham District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1905 : 41.14 % PB, 7.82 OZ/TON AG, 0.053 OZ/TON AU.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE IS NOW UNDER THE WASTE DUMPS OF THE OPEN PIT MINE.
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION TO 1905 - 62 , 531 TONS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE VEIN IS BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE
Comment (Deposit): PART OF DALTON-LARK PROPERTY
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1924.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 38, 1905, P. 316-318.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-26-1963
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