The Black Warrior Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.06528, -113.82139
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Black Warrior Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Warrior Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1884
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: PIPE LIKE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Beaver Dam Mts
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Cerussite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE
Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, LEE I. AND BLAIR M. MCCARTHY, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH-1976: UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVEY: OPEN FILE REPORT #22 P. 524
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 111 P. 597
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 1920
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-24-1958
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