Dority Spring Prospects

The Dority Spring Prospects is a iron mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 6,991 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

Name: Dority Spring Prospects  

State:  Utah

County:  Summit

Elevation: 6,991 Feet (2,131 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 40.6689, -111.48500

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Satelite image of the Dority Spring Prospects

Dority Spring Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dority Spring Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Utah
County: Summit


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP BT 1980 ON SITE INVESTIGATION UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL

Reference (Deposit): EAST QUAD USGS MAP G0 852

Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD AND CRITTENDEN MD JR 1971 GEOL OF THE PARK CITY


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