The Iron Pass Mine is a iron mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 5,850 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,850 Feet (1,783 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 38.62889, -113.15639
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Iron Pass Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Pass Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Beaver Lake
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Structure: Western Edge Of Marysvale Volcanic Pile
Type: L
Structure: Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Alteration Veins
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): Unsurveyed Sw 1/4, Nw 1/4, Nw 1/4
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Local Faults Regional - Basin & Range, Western Edge Of Marysvale Volcanic Pile
Comment (Geology): Original Tectonic Setting entry: Paleozoic Miogeosyncline
Comment (Geology): Original Alteration entry: Alteration Veins
Comment (Geology): Original Ore Control entry: Fissures & Joints
References
Reference (Deposit): 1963 Recon Heyl, USGS Bull 1135-B
Reference (Production): Everts, M.L., 1979, Geologist
Reference (Deposit): Everts, M.L., And Krupicka, Dc., 1979; Utah Geological And Mineral Survey; On-Site Investigation
Reference (Deposit): 1913 Recon Butler, B.S., USGS Pp #80
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Recon Butler, B.S., USGS Pp # 111
Reference (Deposit): 1960 Recon Ugms Bull # 68
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