The Black Warrior is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Box Elder county, Utah at an elevation of 6,348 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 41.24917, -114.03750
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Black Warrior MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Warrior
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Utah
County: Box Elder
District: Lucin Mining 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
Not available
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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Pilot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, PIPE - LIKE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne Trending Fault Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization, Argillization
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): ALSO CONTAINED A LITTLE GOLD
Comment (Location): NW SW QUARTER
Comment (Deposit): AT MONZONITE PORPHYRY AND FISH HAVEN CONTACT
Comment (Workings): UNDERGROUND WORKINGS INACCESSIBLE, OPEN CUTS AT SURFACE
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S., 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER III.
Reference (Deposit): RYAN, G. H., 1914 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS IN LUCIN MINING DISTRICT: SALT LAKE MIN. REV. 16 , APRIL 30 .
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, 1964 , P. 82 .
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON B. S. BUTLER, PROF. PAPER 111
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UTAH GEOL & MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Production): SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW, NOV. 30 , 1910
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