The Lower Vindicator Canyon Mines is a lead and zinc mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,151 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: 5,151 Feet (1,570 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.89583, -112.81306
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Lower Vindicator Canyon Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lower Vindicator Canyon Mines
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Lakeside 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: Surface/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: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Lakeside Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT KNOWN
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY TWO MAJOR SHAFTS, SIX ADITS AND FIVE SMALL PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H., 1964. GEOL. OF THE N. END OF THE LAKESIDE MTNS. AND THE GRASSY MTNS. AND THE ADJACENT AREA: UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D. THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D THESI
Reference (Production): TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATORS: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
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