The Corry Fissure Veins is a iron mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,571 feet.
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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: 5,571 Feet (1,698 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 37.73639, -113.18111
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Corry Fissure Veins MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Corry Fissure Veins
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Iron Springs
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Charlotte Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sevier Thrust System
Type: L
Description: The Three Peaks Pluton
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IRON 61%
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT-18 FEET DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON BULLOCK, BYU GEOL. STUDIES, V. 20, PT. 1
Reference (Deposit): 1976 GEOLMAP MACKIN AND ROWLEY, MAP GQ-1295
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON BULLOCK, UTAH GEOL. MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88
Reference (Production): STEGEN, R.J., 1979, GEOLOGIST
Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO 2, 62P.
Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J. HOOVER, AND ROWLEY, PETER D., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CEDAR CITY NW QUADRANGLE, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP GQ-1295.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1973, GEOLOGY AND IRON DEPOSITS OF IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: BRIG. YOUNG UNIV. GEOL. STUDIES, VOL. 20, PT. 1, P 27-63.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P. 23-63.
Reference (Deposit): 1947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK #2
Reference (Deposit): 1954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-14
Reference (Deposit): 1967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF. PAPER 516-B
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