The Silver Lake Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,201 feet.
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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
Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 32.55611, -112.11972
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Silver Lake Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Lake Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Comments
Comment (Production): 12 T.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE CUT BY FAULTS. ORE MINERALIZATION CONFINED TO WEAK FAULT ZONES. ORE RESERVES VERY SMALL.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964); LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Deposit): DUPLICATE RECORD D002995 HAS BEEN DELETED.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS AND PODS IN FAULT ZONE.
References
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE
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