Louise Mine

The Louise Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 10,121 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Louise Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Salt Lake

Elevation: 10,121 Feet (3,085 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.57167, -111.63806

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Louise Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Louise Mine
Secondary: Louisa Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Cottonwood District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Near Axis Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault

Type: L
Description: Alta Thrust Zone,Silver Fork Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973

Comment (Production): A TOTAL OF 8,000 DOLLARS OF PRODUCTION.

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH CONTACT BETWEEN QUARTZITE AND DIKE


References

Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F.C., AND BULTER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PROF; PA. 201, PL.1.

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 256.

Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE,UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.

Reference (Production): BUTLER, B.S. ET. AL, 1920, P.256.


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