The Mineral Mountain Mine No. 1 is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,890 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,890 Feet (2,100 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 41.24556, -114.03000
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Mineral Mountain Mine No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Mountain Mine No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Operation Type: Unknown
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 And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEINS IN FAULT FISSURES OR VERTICAL PIPES AT FISSURE INTERSECTIONS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Heavy Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $50 - $125/TON IN SILVER AND LEAD
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Goethite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SMALL ADITS AND PROSPECT
Comment (Location): ACC. SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SECT. 9
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 116-117.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S., AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 493.
Reference (Deposit): HEYL,A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.: USGS BULL. 1135-B, P. 34-37.
Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, NOV. 30, 1910, P. 30.
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