The Southside Mine is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,661 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,661 Feet (2,335 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.32861, -113.61361
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Southside Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Southside Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
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
Type: Underground
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
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): ADIT (1000 FT), WINZES, RAISES, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4, SE 1/4, NW 1/4
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
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
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