Red Warrior Mine

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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Mine Info

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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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