Lead and zinc deposits of the Beetown area, Wisconsin

The Beetown area, in Grant County, Wisconsin, in the Northwestern part of the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district, lies in the western part of T. 4 N., R. 4 W., and the eastern part of T. 4 N., R. 5 W. The village of Beetown is at about its center.

Recent geologic investigations in the area by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, indicate that further prospecting for both lead and zinc ore is justified. This brief preliminary paper discusses geologic features of the lead and the zinc deposits. It is one of several areas within the district chosen for detailed geologic study because surface indications and past production suggest that the area may contain undiscovered lead and zinc deposits. This report is based on field work that began in July 1947 and continued at intervals until September 1949.