Utah · Box Elder County
Past Producer

Lead Hill

Box Elder County, Utah, United States
SilverZincLeadCopper
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSelect Bed
Materials
Ore mineralsHemimorphite, Smithsonite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Hematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Burrows Limestone
StructurePromontory Mts.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10015628
MRDS IDDB01674
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.25604, -112.46221
References
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 .HEYL, A. V., 1963 , OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 2 , UTAH: USGS BULLETIN 1135 - 4 , P. 104 .BUTLER, B. S., AND OTHERS, 1920 , THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER III , P. 499 - 502 .1963 RECON HEGL, A. V.1976 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEYPERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.