Section 4 Ore Body

The Section 4 Ore Body is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,659 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: Section 4 Ore Body

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 5,659 Feet (1,725 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.6967, -113.31110

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Section 4 Ore Body MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Section 4 Ore Body


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Iron Springs District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Other


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Washington Hunter Est, C/o Gerald Center
Percent: 25.00
Home Office: 195 Montgomery, Cedar City, Ut.
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Savage, Nicholas
Percent: 75.00
Home Office: C/O Walker Bank And Trust Co, P. O. Box 1169, Salt Lake City, Ut 84111
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Apatite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): SURVEY BULL 88, P 53.

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K C, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH, 1970, UTAH GEOL AND MIN


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