The Lulu Shaft is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,879 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.44611, -113.27389
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Lulu Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lulu Shaft
Secondary: Van Cott Tunnel
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Frisco
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Other
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Horn Silver (N-S) Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silification, Argillization, Pyrite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): SHAFT SUNK ON ASSUMPTION OF FINDING SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF HORN SILVER FAULT VEIN
Comment (Deposit): THE VAN COTT TUNNEL IS INCLUDED WITH THE LULU SHAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVEINENCE AS IT PRODUCED NO ORE EITHER. IT IS LOCATED 200 M SW OF THE LULU
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS, JUST AN OUTCROP OF THE PARK CITY FM.
Comment (Deposit): THE LULU SHAFT WAS APPARENTLY SUNK TO EXPLORE THE HORN SILVER FAULT TOWARD THE SOUTH.
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4; SECTION 23.
References
Reference (Deposit): STRINGHAM, B, 1967, HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION NEAR HORN SILVER MINE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS SS #16
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, AND KRUPICKA, D C; 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S USGS PP #80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S USGS PP #111
Reference (Deposit): 1967 RECON SEE REF #1
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
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