The Georgia Lyn Mine is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,171 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,171 Feet (1,576 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.83667, -112.79250
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Georgia Lyn Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Georgia Lyn Mine
Secondary: Bobcat
Secondary: Calutah Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Lakeside Mining 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: Don B. Reeder
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Lakeside Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Smithsonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ACCESS BY VERTICAL SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 65, 100 AND 125 FT. WITH A TOTAL OF 1,479 FEET OF WORKINGS
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS A REPRESENTATIVE POINT
Comment (Deposit): SCATTERED DUNES
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES-UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINER. SURV. OFR-22.
Reference (Deposit): TESELLE, R., 1974, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN LAKESIDE MINING DISTRICT: UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON HEYL, A.V., BULL. 1135-B
Reference (Production): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. OFR-22.
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