The Josephine Kelly Group is a clay and iron mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Clay, Iron
Lat, Long: 39.97417, -112.14528
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Josephine Kelly Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Josephine Kelly Group
Commodity
Primary: Clay
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: N.Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasateh Hingeline
Type: L
Description: Tintic Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): FIVE PROSPECTS: NE PIT 15 FT DIAMETER AND 5 FT DEEP, CENTRAL CUT 126 FT BY 12 FT, NW PIT 8 FT DIAMETER BY 2 FT DEEP, W. CENTRAL CUT 300 FT BY 5 FT BY 1 FT DEEP, S. WEST PROSPECT IS COLLAPSED ADIT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT LONG
References
Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., (ED.), 1964. GEOL. OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUADRANGLE, TOOELE, JUAB AND UTAH CO., UT.: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1142-L
Reference (Deposit): COOK, D.R., 1957. GEOL. OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 12
Reference (Deposit): LINGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919. GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 107.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP MORRIS, H.T. BULL. 1142-
Reference (Production): MORRIS, H.T., 1981. GEOL. OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUAD. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1142-L.
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