The Lydia Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.34389, -113.13667
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Lydia Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lydia Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: CHIMNEY
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Quartzite Strikes N - S Dip 45 - 50 E. A Fissure Strikes N - S, Dip 45 W.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): SEVERAL CARLOADS OF LEAD - SILVER ORE.
Comment (Workings): AN INCLINE SHAFT 175 FT DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., 1913 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF SAN FRANCISCO REGION: USGS PROF PAPER 80 , P. 206
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-27-1958
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