The Leeds & Leeds No. 2 Mine is a silver mine located in Washington county, Utah.
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Leeds & Leeds No. 2 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Leeds & Leeds No. 2 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Harrisburg 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM THE LEEDS MINE CONTAIN 0.005 %
Materials
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THREE ORE ZONES
Comment (Geology): THE LEEDS SANDSTONE IS WHITE AND FINE - GRAIN AND GRADES LATERALLY INTO A SANDSTONE CONTAINING ABUNDANT CLAY BALLS. SOUTH END OF THE LEEDS MINE IS A LENS OF SANDSTONE WITH MALACHITE REPLACEMENTS OF FOSSIL PLANTS.
Comment (Workings): THE LEEDS NO. 2 MINE HAS ABOUT 300 FT OF WORKINGS IN TWO SHAFTS. THE LEEDS MINE HAS A 150 FT ADIT AND A SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): PROCTOR, P. D., 1953 , GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER REEF MINING DIST: UGMS BULL 44 , P. 144
Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1919
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
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