The Adit Northeast of the Black Warrior Mine is a copper mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.07056, -113.81694
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Adit Northeast of the Black Warrior Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Adit Northeast of the Black Warrior Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Tutsagubet District
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gaylon Hansen
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Beaver Dam Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Cordilleran Hingeline
Type: L
Description: Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Commodity): OTHER COMMODITIES MAY INCLUDE ZN, AG, GN, AND GE
Comment (Development): AREA IS CURRENTLY BEING EXPLORED FOR GALLIUM AND GERMANIUM.
Comment (Deposit): ENTRANCE TO ADIT IS BLOCKED, BUT COPPER-STAINED GOSSAN IS PRESENT ON THE DUMP. DEPOSIT PROBABLY SIMILAR TO OTHERS IN THE DISTRICT. CU STAIN ASSOCIATED WITH CALCITE-RICH GOSSANOUS BRECCIA FILLING
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE ADIT. ENTRANCE TO ADIT IS BLOCKED. SIZE OF DUMP PROBABLY INDICATES WORKINGS IN EXCESS OF 500 FEET IN LENGTH.
Comment (Geology): PROSPECT OCCURS CLOSE TO THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE CALLVILLE AND REDWALL LIMESTONES. AREA HAS NOT BEEN MAPPED IN DETAIL.
References
Reference (Deposit): COOK, E.F., 1960, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, WASHINGTON COUNTY: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 70.
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
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