The Cook Canyon is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,371 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
Elevation: 6,371 Feet (1,942 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 41.22417, -114.03306
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Cook Canyon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cook Canyon
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining 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: 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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Pilot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): WEST HALF OF SECTION
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL PITS, INCLINES, ADITS AND SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): STOCK IS 1 3/4 MILES TO EAST
References
Reference (Deposit): 1973 MINEMAP UTAH GEOL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): BLUE, D. M., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LUCIN MINING DISTRICT, BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH AND ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.
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