Lead Hill

The Lead Hill is a lead, zinc, copper, and strontium mine located in Sevier county, Utah at an elevation of 5,499 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

Name: Lead Hill  

State:  Utah

County:  Sevier

Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Strontium

Lat, Long: 38.93444, -111.81056

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Lead Hill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lead Hill


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Strontium


Location

State: Utah
County: Sevier
District: Salina Creek


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Plateau

Type: L
Description: Normal Faults And Local Folds


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Celestite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): POINT LOCATION: NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SECTION 33

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 7 ADITS AND 2 PROSPECT PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L. I., AND MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976 , LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH 1976 : UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY, OPEN-FILE REPT. #22 , P. 345 - 348

Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978


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