The Mineral Point Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 7,359 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,359 Feet (2,243 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 41.49056, -111.66000
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Mineral Point Iron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Point Iron Mine
Secondary: Super Steel Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Paradise District
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: State Land Division
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1875
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: Bear River Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: WEDGE SHAPED
Structure
Type: R
Description: Paris-Willard Thrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4
Comment (Workings): AN INCLINE SHAFT CONNECTED TO TWO ADITS THE EAST ADIT WAS 375 FT LONG (NOW CAVED) THE WEST ADIT IS 525 FT (OPEN)
References
Reference (Deposit): CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION OF THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY M.S. THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
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