Iron Hill

The Iron Hill is a iron mine located in Malheur county, Oregon.

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

Name: Iron Hill  

State:  Oregon

County:  Malheur

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 44.01417, -117.69056

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Iron Hill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iron Hill


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Malheur


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Schaffer, H. H.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Fe


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Geology): DISSEMINATED AND MASSIVE BODIES OF MAGNETITE OCCUR IN HUNTINGTON GREENSTONES ALONG CONTACT WITH OVER LYING LIMESTONES IN THE WEATHERBY LIMESTONE.


References

Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, N.S., 1953, ODGMI FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, N.S., 1953, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES FILE REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): 1953 RECON ODGM


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