Lulu Shaft

The Lulu Shaft is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 5,879 feet.

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: Lulu Shaft  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

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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