The National Lead Co. is a magnesite and potassium mine located in Tooele county, Utah.
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National Lead Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: National Lead Co.
Commodity
Primary: Magnesite
Primary: Potassium
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Lakeside District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Potash
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MAGNESIUM METAL BY ELECTROLYSIS
Comment (Location): ESTIMATED LOCATION
Comment (Production): 5,000 - 50,000 TONS IN 1972
Comment (Deposit): 25000 - 45000 ACRES OF POND
References
Reference (Deposit): AM. WATER RES. ASSOC, 1972 ; GREAT SALT LAKE AND UTAH'S WATER RES: PROCEED OF THE FIRST ANN. CONF. OF UTAH SEC. AWRA.
Reference (Deposit): COHENOUR, R. E., 1966 , IND. DEV. AND POTENTIAL OF GREAT SALT LAKE: GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH NO. 20 .
Reference (Deposit): WHELAN, J. A., 1975 , GREAT SALT LAKE - AN OVERVIEW OF A BRINE RESOURCE: UTAH GEOL. V. 2 , NO. 1 , P. 69 - 73 .
Reference (Deposit): STOWE, C. H., 1973 , UTAH MINERAL INDUSTRY OPERATOR DIRECTORY: UGMS BULL 101
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