The Queen of the West Mine is a iron mine located in Morgan county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.92306, -111.72694
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Queen of the West Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Queen of the West Mine
Secondary: Norway Iron Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Morgan
District: Hardserabble (Mill Creek)
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Russel C. Porter
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1879
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: Paris-Willard Thrust And Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 56.6 PERCENT FE, 4.6 PERCENT SIO2, .05 PERCENT S, 1.06 PERCENT P, .12 PERCENT MN
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Goethite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE
Comment (Deposit): AVERAGE WIDTH 10 FT. AVERAGE THICKNESS 50 FT.
Comment (Workings): THREE SHAFTS WITH AVERAGE DEPTH OF 16 FT., FIVE ADITS WITH AVERAGE LENTH OF 200 FT.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 88
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