The Ferry Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 8,776 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,776 Feet (2,675 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.55528, -110.95000
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Ferry Iron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ferry Iron Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Wasatch
District: Rhodes Plateau
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Scott Allen
Home Office: Heber, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Discovery Year: 1879
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: South Flank Uinta Fault
Type: L
Description: Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SEC. 19
Comment (Development): PROPERTY WAS PATENTED IN 1890 BY E. P. FERRY
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OPEN CUT 45 FT BY 25 FT., A CAVED SHAFT 21 FT DEEP, SEVERAL PROSPECT HOLES AND TWO SHORT ADITS WHICH HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP TO THE IRON MINERALIZATION.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 88 , (UPDATED 1976 ) P. 82
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