The Dority Spring Prospects is a iron mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 6,982 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,982 Feet (2,128 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.66889, -111.48500
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Dority Spring Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dority Spring Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Summit
District: Park City District
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: Thrust Belt
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): IRON AND MANGANESE OCCUR AS STAINING ONLY
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 AND SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): WEST PROSPECT 40 FT. LONG; 10 FT WIDE AND 3 FT. DEEP, EAST PROSPECT 15 FT. LONG, 8 FT. WIDE AND 2 FT. DEEP
Comment (Deposit): WEST PROSPECT IS IN THE WOODSIDE SHALE AND THE EAST PROSPECT IS IN THE THAYNES FORMATION. THE WEST PROSPECT WAS PROBABLY A SHORT ADIT, NOW COLLAPSED AT THE PORTAL. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP BROMFIELD AND CRITTENDEN GQ-85
Reference (Production): TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND CRITTENDEN, M.D. JR., 1971. GEOL. OF THE PARK CITY EAST QUAD: U.S.G.S. MAP GQ-852.
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