Lakeview Mines

The Lakeview Mines is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,410 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: Lakeview Mines  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 5,410 Feet (1,649 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 41.25778, -112.46472

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Lakeview Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lakeview Mines


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Promontory


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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Lakeview Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Discovery Year: 1915
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin & Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Promontory Mts.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Supergene Enrichment & Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Dolomite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF NUMEROUS ADIT, 5 LEVEL INTERCONNECTING STOPES BETWEEN LEVEL AND A SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, LEE I., AND MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976 , LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, 1976 : UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE REPORT #22 . P. 134 - 143 .

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., AND OTHERS, 1920 , THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER III, P. 499 - 502 .

Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON HEG, A. V.

Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY

Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.

Reference (Deposit): HEGL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 2 , UTAH: USGS BULLETIN 1135 - B, P. 104 .


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