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Adit Northeast of the Black Warrior Mine

Past Producer in Washington county in Utah, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088800
MRDS ID M058750
Record type Site
Current site name Adit Northeast of the Black Warrior Mine
Related records 10055107

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.81775, 37.07054 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Relative position 7,900 FEET S 53 W FROM JARVIS PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jarvis Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 043S 018W 01 SE OF NE OF SW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OTHER COMMODITIES MAY INCLUDE ZN, AG, GN, AND GE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Redwall Limestone;Callville Limestone
    Rock description Redwall Limestone;Callville Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.81775, 37.07054
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Cordilleran Hingeline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • PROSPECT OCCURS CLOSE TO THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE CALLVILLE AND REDWALL LIMESTONES. AREA HAS NOT BEEN MAPPED IN DETAIL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tutsagubet District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gaylon Hansen

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE ADIT. ENTRANCE TO ADIT IS BLOCKED. SIZE OF DUMP PROBABLY INDICATES WORKINGS IN EXCESS OF 500 FEET IN LENGTH.

Comments on development

  • AREA IS CURRENTLY BEING EXPLORED FOR GALLIUM AND GERMANIUM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1985 Shubat, Michael A. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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