The Goslin Mtn Iron Prospect is a iron mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 7,789 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,789 Feet (2,374 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.96139, -109.26056
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Goslin Mtn Iron Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goslin Mtn Iron Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Daggett
District: Goslin Mtn. Area
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Ownership
Owner Name: State Land Board
Owner Name: D. Turner And D. Timothy
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: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): VERY OLD, GOSSAN STOCKPILED, PERHAPS 2-3 TONS
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Reserve-Resource): STOCK PILED, SOURCE NOT VISIBLE
Comment (Deposit): OUTCROP POORLY EXPOSED, STRIKE & DIP UNOBTAINABLE
References
Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE AREA, UTAH, COLORADO, WYOMING: U.S. GEOL. SURV. PP 490
Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO., UTAH GEOL & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 66.
Reference (Production): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST UT. GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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