The Desert Mound is a iron mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 37.70694, -113.27028
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Desert Mound MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Desert Mound
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Mercury
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: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: C. F. And I. Steel Corp., Milner Corp.
Owner Name: U.S. Steel Corp.
Home Office: Jefferson City, Tn.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1926
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sevier Thrust System
Type: L
Description: Granite Mtn. Intrusion
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Tenorite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): BENCH MINE
Comment (Commodity): ORE HAS A RELATIVE HIGH PHOSPHOROUS CONTENT.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS A TYPICAL HOMOCLINAL, OFF-DIPPING METASOMATIC REPLACEMENT TYPE ORE BODY IN HOMESTAKE LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.
Reference (Deposit): 1947 DIREXPL YOUNG, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4076
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
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON BULLOCK, UTAH GEOL. MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88
Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DIST: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 2, 62 P.
Reference (Deposit): YOUNG, W.E., 1947, IRON DEPOSITS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4076, 102 P.
Reference (Deposit): BLANK, H. RICHARD AND MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1967, GEOL. INTERPRETATION OF AN AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY OF THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 516-B, 14 P.
Reference (Production): BULLOCK, 1976, UGMS BULLETIN
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