The Iris Mine is a zinc, gold, silver, and lead mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 7,851 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,851 Feet (2,393 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.4125, -112.32806
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Iris Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iris Mine
Secondary: Deseret
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Ohio Mining 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Dome
Type: L
Description: Discontinuous Small Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): AVERAGE OF FOUR SAMPLES ACROSS THE VEIN SHOW 0.013 OZ. AU, 4.06 OZ. AG
Comment (Location): NE NE NE SECTION 5
Comment (Workings): CAVED AT PORTAL, INACCESSABLE
References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 35 - 37
Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978
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