The Red Warrior Mine is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,424 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,424 Feet (1,958 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.34833, -113.14806
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Red Warrior Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Warrior Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
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: Moscow Silver Mines
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1875
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR-IRREGULAR VEINS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range; Sevier Orogenic Belt
Type: L
Description: Local Normal Faults, Thrusting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): THE ABOVE ESTIMATES ARE MADE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONFIDENCE INTERVALS: 90% 200 T; 75% 500 T 50% 1000 T; 25% 2000 T; 10% 5000 T
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 25
Comment (Development): SURFACE PLANT INSTALLED 1907
Comment (Workings): 3 SHAFTS AVE 800 FT DEEP, 1 ADIT 600 FT, RAISES, WINZES, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS
References
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
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, BYU GEOL STUDIES V 9
Reference (Deposit): 1963 COMPILE HEYL, A V, USGS BULL 1135-B
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 (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): 1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL #3
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: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V 9, PT 2, P 29-52.
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