National Lead Co.

The National Lead Co. is a magnesite and potassium mine located in Tooele county, Utah.

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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: National Lead Co.  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation:

Commodity: Magnesite, Potassium

Lat, Long: 40.89611, -112.70556

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National Lead Co. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: National Lead Co.


Commodity

Primary: Magnesite
Primary: Potassium


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Lakeside District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Potash


Comments

Comment (Commodity): MAGNESIUM METAL BY ELECTROLYSIS

Comment (Location): ESTIMATED LOCATION

Comment (Production): 5,000 - 50,000 TONS IN 1972

Comment (Deposit): 25000 - 45000 ACRES OF POND


References

Reference (Deposit): AM. WATER RES. ASSOC, 1972 ; GREAT SALT LAKE AND UTAH'S WATER RES: PROCEED OF THE FIRST ANN. CONF. OF UTAH SEC. AWRA.

Reference (Deposit): COHENOUR, R. E., 1966 , IND. DEV. AND POTENTIAL OF GREAT SALT LAKE: GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH NO. 20 .

Reference (Deposit): WHELAN, J. A., 1975 , GREAT SALT LAKE - AN OVERVIEW OF A BRINE RESOURCE: UTAH GEOL. V. 2 , NO. 1 , P. 69 - 73 .

Reference (Deposit): STOWE, C. H., 1973 , UTAH MINERAL INDUSTRY OPERATOR DIRECTORY: UGMS BULL 101


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