The Lou Mine

The The Lou Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,329 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: The Lou Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 7,329 Feet (2,234 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 38.33833, -113.59833

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The Lou Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: The Lou Mine
Secondary: The Lue Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Pine Grove


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Karl Truman


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Wah Wah Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS


References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I. AND MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO. 22

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.


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