Adit Northeast of the Black Warrior Mine

The Adit Northeast of the Black Warrior Mine is a copper mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,400 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

Name: Adit Northeast of the Black Warrior Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Washington

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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