The Iron Duke Prospects is a iron mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 38.19333, -113.44444
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Iron Duke Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Duke Prospects
Secondary: Iron Glory
Secondary: Ruby
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Pine Grove District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FISSURE FILLING AND PARTIAL REPLACEMENT
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Undifferentiated Rocks Are Part Of The Blue Mountain Thrust Sheet. These Rocks Are Cut By High-Angle And Tear Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1970 CHEM ANALYSIS: 39 % FE, 13.7 % SILICA, 0.14 % S, 0.59 % P, 1.65 % MN
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Goethite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE IS HARD, SPONGY, AND CLINKERY.
Comment (Production): A FEW TONS OF IRON ORE IS STOCKPILED AT THE WORKINGS
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS 12 FT DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH G & MS BULL 88 , P. 13
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-28-1971
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