The Hatch Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 6,660 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,660 Feet (2,030 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.59917, -109.12917
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Hatch Iron Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hatch Iron Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Diamond Mtn. 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Brownie Hatch
Home Office: Vernal, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Diamond Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BEDDED
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Axis
Type: L
Description: Split Mt. Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IN INFO SOURCE WAS T. 2S., R. 25 E. IN THE PARK CITY FM. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1973
Comment (Deposit): IRON RICH LIMESTONE UNIT OF THE PARK CITY FM.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): ROWLEY, P.D., ET. AL., 1981, GEOL. MAP OF THE ISLAND PARK QUAD., UINTA CO., UTAH = USGS MAP GQ-1560.
Reference (Deposit): SCHELL, E.M. AND DYNI, R.J., 1973, PRELIM. GEOL. STRIP MAPS OF THE PARK CITY AND PHOSPHORIA FMS.: USGS OFR.
Reference (Deposit): YOUNG, W.E., 1957, EXAMINATION OF THE HATCH IRON DEPOSIT: USBM MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 34.13.
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