The Smith Creek Claim is a iron mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 6,362 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: 6,362 Feet (1,939 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 41.45639, -111.76278
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Smith Creek Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smith Creek Claim
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Bear River Range
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
Not available
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Deposit On Axis Of Bear River Range Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SMALL PROSPECT PIT AND SHORT ADIT COLLAPSED AT PORTAL
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
Reference (Deposit): CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION IN THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: M.S. THESIS UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
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