The Big Mountain Prospect is a mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.50528, -113.64278
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Big Mountain Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Mountain Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Big Mountain Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Other
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Basin & Mountains-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 48% FE 12% SIO2
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Development): ORE BODY WAS FOUND BY MAGNETOMETER & LATER DEVELOPED BY DRILLING
Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSISTS OF ACCESS ROAD & DRILL HOLES
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERALOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P. 102
Reference (Production): L.I. PERRY, 1979
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