Leonora Mine

The Leonora Mine is a lead mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,339 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: Leonora Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,339 Feet (1,932 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 38.36333, -113.14306

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Leonora Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Leonora Mine
Secondary: Admiral Dewey
Secondary: Admiral Group


Commodity

Primary: Lead


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Star


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Richard Roberts


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1895
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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 & Range Colorado Plateau Transition

Type: L
Description: Star Range


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stained, Bleached


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL CAVED ADITS & SHAFTS, MAIN SHAFT 200 FEET DEEP

Comment (Deposit): IN 1909 BUTLER REPORTED THAT SMALL AMOUNTS OF ORE HAD BEEN SHIPPED, AND THAT A TUNNEL WAS BEING DRIVEN TO INTERSECT A SUPPOSED ORE BODY.

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4, NE 1/4, NE 1/4, SEC 24.

Comment (Development): THE ADMIRAL DEWEY (ADMIRAL) GROUP ALTHOUGH ORIGINALLY SEPARATE FROM THE LEONORA GROUP IS BEING CONSIDERED AS ONE. THE ADMIRAL GROUP ADJOINS THE LEONORA ON THE SOUTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DIST, BEAVER CO. UT: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SPEC. STUDY 46

Reference (Deposit): BAER, J.L., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B.Y.U. GEOLOGY STUDIES V.9, PT. 2, P. 29-52.

Reference (Deposit): BAER, J.L., 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. NO.3 P. 6

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT. NO. 22

Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #80

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP #111

Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., B.Y.U. GEOL. STUDIES V.9

Reference (Deposit): 1963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-B

Reference (Deposit): 1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. #3

Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46

Reference (Deposit): BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIV. OF UT. P. HD. THESIS.

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


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