Indian Lead Mines

Occurrence in Clayton county in Iowa, United States with commodity Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093863
MRDS ID W044477
Record type Site
Current site name Indian Lead Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.47654, 42.905 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clayton(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saint Olaf(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oelwein(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubuque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Turkey(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Clayton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Prairie Du Chien Group
    Rock description Prairie Du Chien Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.47654, 42.905

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GALENA OCCURS IN BRECCIA IN THE ORDOVICIAN PRAIRIE DU CHIEN GROUP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • D10<BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MINED BY INDIANS, AND LATER BY SHAFTS AND ADITS IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CADASTRAL LOCATION: NE 1/4 SEC. 6, T. 93 N., R. 5 W. ; INFO.SRC : COBB

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1985 Miller, M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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