The Montello Tunnel is a lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,594 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,594 Feet (2,010 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 41.19611, -114.02556
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Montello Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montello Tunnel
Secondary: Cunepah Mine - Lower
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Guilmette Formation Strikes Ne, Dip 30-45se.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS CALLED THE LOWER WORKINGS OF THE NORTH SIDE OF PATTERSON PASS CANYON BY DOELLING.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESERVES
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE ADIT, THREE SHALLOW PITS, AND TWO SHORT ADITS.
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. 122.
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER CO., UTAH: UGMS BULL. 115, P. 90.
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