Lakeview - Volunteer

The Lakeview - Volunteer is a zinc, gold, and lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 5,449 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Lakeview - Volunteer  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 5,449 Feet (1,661 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Gold, Lead

Lat, Long: 41.25611, -112.46806

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Lakeview - Volunteer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lakeview - Volunteer


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
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: Lake View Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1915
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: Basin & Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Promontory Mts.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF AN INCLINE, AN ADIT & A PROSPECT PIT.

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4


References

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

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

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


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