The Pope Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,780 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: 9,780 Feet (2,981 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.73583, -109.56722
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Pope Iron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Pope Iron Mine
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Iron
                
                        
Location
                                                State: Utah 
                                                County: Uintah 
                                                District: Carbonate Dist. 
                    
Land Status
                                                Land ownership: National Forest
                        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
                Owner Name: Western Development Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
                            Record Type: Site
                Operation Category: Past Producer
                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: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
                                                                            Form: TABULAR, ELONGATE
                                    
Structure
 
                    Type: R
                   Description: Uinta Uplift, South Flank Uinta Fault
            
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
    
                    Name: Shale
                    Role: Host
                    Age Type: Host Rock
                    Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
                                    
                Analytical Data: AVERAGE OF SIX SAMPLES:  53.2 % FE, 2.21 % SIO2 , 0.29 % S, 0.04 % P, 0.06 % MN
            
                    
Materials
                                       
                    Ore: Hematite 
                           
                    Ore: Limonite 
                        
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 , SE 1/4 , NW 1/4 , SEC. 16
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ARE DOZER CUTS AND ONE SMALL SHAFT
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT OCCURS AT CONTACT OF MISSISSIPPIAN LIMESTONE AND PRECAMBRIAN SHALE
References
                
                                        Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: BULLOCK, 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH, UGMS, BULL 88 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH:  UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULLETIN 88 , 101 P 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): 1970 COMPILE UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURVEY, BULL. 8 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Reserve-Resource): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH 
                                                                
            
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