The The Lou Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,329 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,329 Feet (2,234 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.33833, -113.59833
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The Lou Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: The Lou Mine
Secondary: The Lue Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Pine Grove
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Karl Truman
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Wah Wah Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I. AND MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO. 22
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
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