Iron Duke Prospects

The Iron Duke Prospects is a iron mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,099 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

Name: Iron Duke Prospects

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

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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