Lincoln Mine Group

The Lincoln Mine Group is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,319 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: Lincoln Mine Group  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 38.27222, -112.88722

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Lincoln Mine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lincoln Mine Group
Secondary: Rollins
Secondary: Old Rollins
Secondary: Rawlings
Secondary: Old Spanish


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Lincoln 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: Karl Truman


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1855
Discovery Year: 1845
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: Mineral Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR VEIN


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Lincoln Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Marble


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1840'S

Comment (Deposit): THE OLDEST LEAD MINE IN UTAH. THE FIRST ORE WAS REFINED IN A CRUDE SMELTER TO PRODUCE LEAD BULLETS FOR THE EARLY SETTLERS

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SECTION 20

Comment (Workings): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE 1860'S. SOLD IN 1875 TO LINCOLN SILVER MINING CO. WHO ALSO BUILT A 15 TON FURNACE IN THE SAME YEAR. 2 INCLINE SHAFTS, 2 VERT. SHAFTS


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 (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979; ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR


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