The Lincoln Mine Group is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,319 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.27222, -112.88722
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Lincoln Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lincoln Mine Group
Secondary: Rollins
Secondary: Old Rollins
Secondary: Rawlings
Secondary: Old Spanish
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Lincoln District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Year First Production: 1855
Discovery Year: 1845
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: Mineral Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Lincoln Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marble
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1840'S
Comment (Deposit): THE OLDEST LEAD MINE IN UTAH. THE FIRST ORE WAS REFINED IN A CRUDE SMELTER TO PRODUCE LEAD BULLETS FOR THE EARLY SETTLERS
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SECTION 20
Comment (Workings): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE 1860'S. SOLD IN 1875 TO LINCOLN SILVER MINING CO. WHO ALSO BUILT A 15 TON FURNACE IN THE SAME YEAR. 2 INCLINE SHAFTS, 2 VERT. SHAFTS
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 (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979; ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
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