The Red Warrior Occurrence is a lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,999 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
Elevation: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.3511, -113.26720
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Red Warrior Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Warrior Occurrence
Secondary: Sunrise No. 1-3
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Spring Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Targhee National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Quinton And Lois Snook
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1987
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Lemhi Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): Location Approximate, Taken From Gilmore 1:62500 Map
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix C, No. 3, P. 132.
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bull 528, 182 P
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