The Iron Queen Mine & Associated Workings is a kaolin mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Kaolin
Lat, Long: 38.25306, -113.57444
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Iron Queen Mine & Associated Workings MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Queen Mine & Associated Workings
Secondary: Jay Johnson & Mickey Robis Claims
Commodity
Primary: Kaolin
Secondary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Washington/Indian Peak
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Jay Johnson Kaolin Corp.
Owner Name: Jay Johnson Kaolin Corp. And Mickey Robis
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Physiographic Detail: Wah Wah Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Local Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Kaolin
Comments
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS PITS, DOZER CUTS, ADITS, SHAFTS
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4, SE 1/4, SW 1/4, SEC 30
Comment (Development): 25 ROTARY DRILL HOLS IN SECTIONS 26 AND 30 BY JOHNS-MANVILLE, SOME UNDER GROUND MAPS BY PERRY, L.I, UGMS
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNS-MANSVILLE CORPORATION CELITE DIVISION, 1974, MAPS AND DRILL HOLE INFORMATION ON KAOLIN DEPOSITS: JOHNS-MANSVILLE CORPORATION CELITE DIVISION, 2500 MIGUELITO ROAD, LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA 93436.
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.
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