Gold Springs District

The Gold Springs District is a silver and gold mine located in Iron county, Utah.

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: Gold Springs District

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.0833, -113.99999

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Gold Springs District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Springs District


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: GOLD SPRINGS DISTRICT


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEINS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1897
Discovery Year: 1897
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDIZED ORE


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B. S. AND OTHERS, 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111 , P. 563 - 568 .

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L. I., 1976 , GOLD SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT, IRON CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL 3 , NO. 1 , P. 23 - 49 .


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