The Section 3 Ore Body is a iron mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,610 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,610 Feet (1,710 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 37.69861, -113.29444
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Section 3 Ore Body MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 3 Ore Body
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Iron Springs
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Milner Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sevier Thrust System
Type: L
Description: Granite Mtn Intrusion, Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IRON 48%
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS, 130 ACRES IN EXTENT FOR PRESUMED ORE BODY.
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P. 23-63.
Reference (Deposit): STEGEN, R.J., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON BULLOCK, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 88
Reference (Production): STEGEN, R.J., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
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