Black Warrior Mine

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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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

Name: Black Warrior Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

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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