The Blawn Wash Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,139 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,139 Feet (2,176 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 38.27, -113.55056
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Blawn Wash Iron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blawn Wash Iron Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Pine Grove District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FISSURE FILLING AND BEDDED REPLACEMENTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1970 CHEM ANALYSIS: 46 % FE, 9.4 % SILICA, 0.18 % S, 0.17 % P, 0.36 % MN
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Goethite
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 50 FT SHAFT, A DRIFT, AND A GLORY HOLE 30 FT DIAM. AND 35 FT DEEP.
Comment (Location): 1 1/2 MI NE BLAWN MTN.
Comment (Production): SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF GOSSAN ORE WERE SHIPPED.
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: IRON ORE WAS USED AS FLUX.
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG A HIGH ANGLE FAULT. THE REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT MEASURES 10 FT LONG, 5 FT WIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MIN. SURV BULL 88 , P. 12
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-25-1971
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