The Smith Mine is a iron mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,650 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: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 37.74083, -113.19722
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Smith Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smith Mine
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: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Utah International, Inc.
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sevier Thrust System
Type: L
Description: The Three Peaks Intrusion
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
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
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IRON 64.5%
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): METASOMATIC REPLACEMENT OF HOMESTAKE LIMESTONE WHICH OCCURS AS A ROOF PENDANT IN QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY. THE ORE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A RECUMBENT FOLD NORTH OF THE HOMESTAKE LIMESTONE, IS BOUNDED ON BOTH SIDES BY BASAL SILTSTONE MBR OF CARMEL
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): BENCH MINE WITH NUMEROUS LARGE PITS AND SHALLOW PROSPECT SURFACE PIT TO NE OF SMITH MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): 1947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #2
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, 62 P
Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J HOOVER, AND ROWLEY, PETER D, 1976, GEOL MAP OF THE CEDAR CITY NW QUADRANGLE, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: US GEOL SURVEY MAP GQ-1295
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, KENNETH C, 1973, GEOLOGY AND IRON DEPOSITS OF IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY UTAH: BRIG YOUNG UNIV GEOLOGY 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): 1954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-14
Reference (Deposit): 1967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF PAPER 516-B
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 AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88
Reference (Production): BULLOCK, 1976, UGMS BULLETIN 88
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