Description
North Lily Mining Co.
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Gold
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Bismuth
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCROSS-SHAPED
Ore controlReplacement Bodies Are Localized At The Intersection Of The North Lily Fissure And The Middle Ophir Limestone And At The Intersection Of The Endline Dike Fissure And The Middle Ophir Limestone.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Bismuthinite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tennantite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureNe Striking Monzonite Dikes; Ne Fissures; Tintic Standard Thrust Fault, Eureka Lily Fault
AlterationCountry Rocks Adjacent To The Igneous Intrusives Are Highly Argillized And Pyritized.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1910 - 1950
Discovery year1927
Identification
Deposit ID10020080
MRDS IDDC12521
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.95884, -112.07107
References
COOK, D. R., 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #12 , P. 103 - 119 , PL 3USBM MIN YEARBOOK 1927-1945SHEPARD, W. M., MORRIS, H. T., COOK, D. R., 1969 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF E. TINTIC MINING DIST: UGMS BULL 82 , P. 216 , 223 - 5MORRIS,H.T. & LOVERING,T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 1024, P. 154-161.KILDALE, 1957 , UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK NO. 12 ; SHEPARD, MORRIS AND COOK, 1969 , UTAH GEOL & MIN SURV BULL 82