Iowa · Clayton County
Past Producer

Elkader Mine

Clayton County, Iowa, United States
Zinc
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsSmithsonite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Galena Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10081991
MRDS IDW044478
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates42.87361, -91.38015
References
HEYL, A. V., FIELD NOTESF2 < 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.