The Emmett Mining and Milling is a lead mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 7,539 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: 7,539 Feet (2,298 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 41.72454, -111.73505
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Emmett Mining and Milling MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Emmett Mining and Milling
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Richmond District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Direct Replacement Of Sphalerite By Smithsonite At The Surface.
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): TEST LOT SHIPPED
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE DOLOMITIZED LIMESTONE IS CUT BY A WEAKLY MINERALIZED WEST-NORTHWEST STRIKING FRACTURE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1926, 1927, 1930
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