Mine detail: Elkader Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 42.87361, -91.38015

Resource(M)

Primary: Zinc
Ore: Smithsonite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Galena Formation
Host type:Dolomite

References

MRDSW044478
DEP10081991
Reference{Deposit:: HEYL, A. V., FIELD NOTES}{Deposit:: F2 < HEYL, A. V., AND WEST, W. S., 1982, OUTLYING MINERAL OCCURRENCES RELATED TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MINERAL DISTRICT, WISCONSIN, IOWA, ILLINOIS, AND MINNESOTA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 77, P. 1803-1817.}
ReporterMiller, M.