Leeds & Leeds No. 2 Mine

The Leeds & Leeds No. 2 Mine is a silver mine located in Washington county, Utah.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Leeds & Leeds No. 2 Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 37.24806, -113.37361

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Leeds & Leeds No. 2 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Leeds & Leeds No. 2 Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Harrisburg District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM THE LEEDS MINE CONTAIN 0.005 %


Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THREE ORE ZONES

Comment (Geology): THE LEEDS SANDSTONE IS WHITE AND FINE - GRAIN AND GRADES LATERALLY INTO A SANDSTONE CONTAINING ABUNDANT CLAY BALLS. SOUTH END OF THE LEEDS MINE IS A LENS OF SANDSTONE WITH MALACHITE REPLACEMENTS OF FOSSIL PLANTS.

Comment (Workings): THE LEEDS NO. 2 MINE HAS ABOUT 300 FT OF WORKINGS IN TWO SHAFTS. THE LEEDS MINE HAS A 150 FT ADIT AND A SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): PROCTOR, P. D., 1953 , GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER REEF MINING DIST: UGMS BULL 44 , P. 144

Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1919

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965


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