The Iron King Mine is a iron mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.02361, -112.54556
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Iron King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron King Mine
Secondary: Lawrence Sharp
Secondary: Godiva
Secondary: Iron Hope
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Columbia District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: E. T. Hansen And J. R. Edwards
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS/CHIMNEY SHAPED
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Government Creek Fault Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Geology): ORE MINERALIZATION CONSISTS OF HEMATITE AND QUARTZ GANGUE OCCURRING IN FAULT BRECCIA
Comment (Workings): CAVED IN; SHORT ADITS AND SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): BISHOP, C., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY, BULL. 88, P 75-77
Reference (Production): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV., BULL. 88
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