Mine detail: Rowley Plant

Previously called 'National Lead PlantAmax Plant'

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Location: Tooele County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.91437, -112.73332
dep_id: 10012214
mrds_id: D007694
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Magnesite
Minor mineral: Clay
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Brine
orebody_fm: LIQUID
Reporter: Tripp, Bryce T.
hrock_unit: Brine
hrock_type: Brine
tectonic: Basin And Range
Year first produced: 1972
References:
  • Deposit:: NATIONAL LEAD, 1979, SOLICITS BUYERS FOR RAWLEY PLANTS: TOOELE TRANSCRIP
  • Production:: 1979, N.L. SOLICITS BUYERS FOR ROWLEY PLANT: TOOELE TRANSCRIPT.
  • Reserve-Resource:: GWYNN, J.W., 1980. THE GREAT SALT LAKE: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULL. 116.
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