The Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,119 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,119 Feet (1,865 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 38.36722, -112.89083
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Iron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Mine
Secondary: Ph & L Mine
Secondary: P & H Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Granite District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1970 CHEM ANALYSIS: 51.3 % FE, 8.6 % SILICA, 0.76 % S, 0.025 % P, 0.43 % MN
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): VERY SMALL RESERVES (UNDER 100 TONS)
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG A TACTITE ZONE 300 FT LONG, 20 FT WIDE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 50 FT SHAFT, TWO 10 FT DEEP PROSPECT HOLES, AND AN OPEN PIT 40 FT LONG AND 20 FT DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH G & MS BULL 88 , P. 10
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-14-1971
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