Montello Tunnel

The Montello Tunnel is a lead mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,594 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

Name: Montello Tunnel  

State:  Utah

County:  Box Elder

Elevation: 6,594 Feet (2,010 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 41.19611, -114.02556

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Montello Tunnel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Montello Tunnel
Secondary: Cunepah Mine - Lower


Commodity

Primary: Lead


Location

State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin 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: Surface/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

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Guilmette Formation Strikes Ne, Dip 30-45se.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS CALLED THE LOWER WORKINGS OF THE NORTH SIDE OF PATTERSON PASS CANYON BY DOELLING.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESERVES

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE ADIT, THREE SHALLOW PITS, AND TWO SHORT ADITS.


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. 122.

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER CO., UTAH: UGMS BULL. 115, P. 90.


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