Mine detail: Lead Hill

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Location: Box Elder County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 41.25604, -112.46221
dep_id: 10015628
mrds_id: DB01674
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Zinc, Lead
Minor mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hemimorphite, Smithsonite
gangue: Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Hematite, Limonite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
conc_proc: Supergene Enrichment & Oxidation
ore_ctrl: Select Bed
Reporter: Perry, Lee I.
hrock_unit: Burrows Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone
Structure: Promontory Mts.
tectonic: Basin And Range
Year first produced: 1915
disc_yr: 1915
References:
  • Deposit:: PERRY, LEE I., AND MCCARTHY, B. M., 1976 , LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, 1976 : UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN FILE REPORT #22 , P. 134 - 143 .
  • Deposit:: HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 2 , UTAH: USGS BULLETIN 1135 - 4 , P. 104 .
  • Deposit:: BUTLER, B. S., AND OTHERS, 1920 , THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER III , P. 499 - 502 .
  • Deposit:: 1963 RECON HEGL, A. V.
  • Deposit:: 1976 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY
  • Production:: PERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
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