The North Lily Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 6,280 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,280 Feet (1,914 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.95889, -112.07028
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North Lily Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Lily Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: East Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Anaconda Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1927
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: CROSS-SHAPED
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne Striking Monzonite Dikes; Ne Fissures; Tintic Standard Thrust Fault, Eureka Lily Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Country Rocks Adjacent To The Igneous Intrusives Are Highly Argillized And Pyritized.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1910 - 1950 , AVERAGE OF 0.4 OZ AU, 9.5 OZ AG, 0.3 % CU, 13.6 % PB, 0.6 % ZN
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Tennantite
Ore: Bismuthinite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): OUT OF 375,000 TONS OF ORE, 194,000 TONS IS LEAD - SILVER ORE, 35,000 TONS OF LEAD - ZINC ORE, AND 146,000 TONS OF SILICEOUS GOLD - COPPER AND GOLD - SILVER ORE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF THE NORTH LILY SHAFT-1858 FT DEEP WITH LEVELS AT 700, 900, 1000, 1200, 1350, AND 1500 FT. THE LEVEL NUMBER SYSTEM IS THE SAME USED FOR THE TINTIC STANDARD MINE. ACTUAL DEPTH IS 295 FT PLUS THE LEVEL NUMBER.
Comment (Deposit): CLOSED 1949
Comment (Location): ADJOINING TINTIC STANDARD
Comment (Deposit): THE SIZE/DIRECTIONAL DATA IS OF THE REPLACEMENT BODIES. THE FISSURE VEIN ARE VERTICALLY BELOW THE REPLACEMENT BODIES.
References
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #12 , P. 103 - 119 , PL 3
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN YEARBOOK 1927-1945
Reference (Deposit): SHEPARD, W. M., MORRIS, H. T., COOK, D. R., 1969 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF E. TINTIC MINING DIST: UGMS BULL 82 , P. 216 , 223 - 5
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS,H.T. & LOVERING,T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 1024, P. 154-161.
Reference (Production): KILDALE, 1957 , UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK NO. 12 ; SHEPARD, MORRIS AND COOK, 1969 , UTAH GEOL & MIN SURV BULL 82
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