Gold Dome Mine

The Gold Dome Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 7,300 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: Gold Dome Mine

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.0025, -114.01556

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Gold Dome Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Dome Mine
Secondary: Big Dipper
Secondary: Gold Coin Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Stateline


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

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Wad
Gangue: Kaolin
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF AN ADIT FROM WHICH 3 INTERNAL LEVELS HAVE DEVELOPED


References

Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERAL SURVE

Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979

Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, K.C. AND PERRY, L.I., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THE STATELINE MINING DIST., IRON CO. UTAH, U.G.M.S., UTAH GEOLOGY VOL. 2, NO. 1 PP 27-47 SPRING 1975


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