Red Bird 1-3 Prospects

The Red Bird 1-3 Prospects is a mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,010 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: Red Bird 1-3 Prospects

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

Elevation: 5,010 Feet (1,527 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.36528, -113.80361

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Red Bird 1-3 Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Bird 1-3 Prospects


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Goldstrike


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: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Vern, Arvel, Rex, Verle And Paul Leavitt


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Basin & Mountains-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTIONS SUBDIVISION: SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 10 PROSPECT PITS


References

Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979


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