The Iron Springs District is a iron mine located in Iron county, Utah.
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Iron Springs District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Springs District
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: US STEEL
Owner Name: CF & I STEEL
Owner Name: US STEEL
Owner Name: CF & I STEEL
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: FISSURE VEINS, REPLACEMENT, CONTACT METASOMATISM
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1874
Discovery Year: 1849
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: L
Description: CORY FAULT, ARMSTRONG FAULT, CLIVE FAULT. THESE FAULTS ARE LOCATED AT THE EDGES OF THE GRANITE MTN INTRUSIVE. THE THREE INLINE INTRUSIVE QUARTZ MONZONITE BODIES TREND NE.
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): YOUNG, W. E., 1947 , IRON DEPOSITS, IRON CO., UTAH: USBM REPT INV. 4076 .
Reference (Deposit): COOK, K. L., 1950 , MAGNETIC SURVEYS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT: USBM REPT. INV. 4586.
Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J. H., 1954 , GEOL AND IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF GRANITE MTN AREA: USGS MIN. INV. MAP MF - 14.
Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J. H., 1947 , SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK NO. 2.
Reference (Deposit): RATTE, C. A., 1963 , ROCK ALTERATION AND ORE GENESIS IN IRON SPRINGS - PINTO MINING DIST.: PH.D. THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZ.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV BULL 88.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1973 , GEOL AND IRON DEP OF IRON SPRINGS DIST: BYU GEOL STUDIES VOL. 20 , PT. 1 , P. 27 - 65.
Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J. H., NELSON, W. H., AND ROWLEY, P. D., 1976 , GEOL MAP OF THE CEDAR CITY NW QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 1295.
Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J. H. AND ROWLEY, P. D., 1976 , GEOL MAP OF THE THREE PEAKS QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 1297.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S. AND OTHERS, 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111 , P. 568 - 580 .
Reference (Deposit): LEITH, C. K. AND HARDER, E. C., 1908 , IRON ORES OF IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT: USGS BULL 338 .
Reference (Deposit): MACVICHIE, D., 1926 , IRON FIELDS OF IRON SPRINGS AND PINTO MINING DISTRICT: AIME TRANS 74 , P. 163 - 173 .
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