Redmond Mining District, Sevier County, Utah, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Redmond Mining District | Mining District |
| Sevier County | County |
| Utah | State |
| USA | Country |
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The Redmond mining district is in north-central Sevier County 5 mi northeast of Salina. The Redmond district had a sporadic record of minor Zn-Pb production from the World War I era until 1950. Total district metal production at modern metal prices is estimated at $85,000. The only productive operation was the Redmond Silver (Salina Zinc) mine.
The Redmond district is within the Sanpete–Sevier Valleys section of the transition zone between the Basin and Range Province to the west and the Colorado Plateau to the east. Mineralization in the district is associated with a north-northeast-trending, high-angle normal fault that has Jurassic Arapien Shale in the eastern footwall and Eocene Green River Formation limestone in the western hanging wall. The Redmond Silver Zn-Pb ±Ag orebody occurs in the fault zone, replacing the hanging wall Green River limestone. The orebody was completely oxidized to hydrozincite, smithsonite, cerussite, and limonite (Heyl, 1963; Perry and McCarthy, 1977). There are no intrusive rocks in the district and the metalliferous fluids are likely the result of expulsion of connate fluids associated with the halotectonics of the Arapien Shale.
The Redmond district is within the Sanpete–Sevier Valleys section of the transition zone between the Basin and Range Province to the west and the Colorado Plateau to the east. Mineralization in the district is associated with a north-northeast-trending, high-angle normal fault that has Jurassic Arapien Shale in the eastern footwall and Eocene Green River Formation limestone in the western hanging wall. The Redmond Silver Zn-Pb ±Ag orebody occurs in the fault zone, replacing the hanging wall Green River limestone. The orebody was completely oxidized to hydrozincite, smithsonite, cerussite, and limonite (Heyl, 1963; Perry and McCarthy, 1977). There are no intrusive rocks in the district and the metalliferous fluids are likely the result of expulsion of connate fluids associated with the halotectonics of the Arapien Shale.
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| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
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| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
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Redmond, Redmond Mining District, Sevier County, Utah, USA