The Pfeiffer Canyon Middle Prospects is a iron mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.18944, -111.94583
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Pfeiffer Canyon Middle Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pfeiffer Canyon Middle Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Soldiers Pass Area
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Lake Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Lake Mountain Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LIMONITIZED AND ALTERED ZONES ALONG FAVORABLE HORIZONS
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT AND ONE PROSPECT, ADIT TRENDS S 34 W
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF LAKE MOUNTAIN, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 41, 46 P.
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A.M., 1948, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH CO., UTAH: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CIRCULAR NO. 35, 33 P.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
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