The Red Hills Prospects is a iron mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,919 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
Elevation: 5,919 Feet (1,804 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 37.83528, -112.98917
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Red Hills Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Hills Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRATABOUND
Structure
Type: R
Description: Hurricane Fault System
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL DOZER CUTS
Comment (Workings): WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, I.E. .5 MILE RADIUS, SEVERAL DOZER CUTS EXIST.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SW 1/4, NE 1/4, NW 1/4
Comment (Commodity): THE GENERAL AREA EXHIBITS PATCHES OF IRON STAINED SOIL AND SPORADIC OCCURRENCES OF IRON NODULES WITHIN THE COARSE SANDSTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WILBERG, D.E., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Production): WILBERG, D.E., 1979.
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