The West Mountain Nw Prospect is a iron mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,308 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,308 Feet (1,618 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.11333, -111.82750
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West Mountain Nw Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West Mountain Nw Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: West Mountain Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHORT ADIT CUT ALONG BEDDING PLANES IN CHERTY LIMESTONE
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
References
Reference (Deposit): WHITE, B.O., 1953, GEOL. OF WEST MOUNTAIN AND THE NORTH PORTION OF LONG RIDGE, UTAH CO., UTAH: M.S. THESIS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
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