Iron Pass Mine

The Iron Pass Mine is a iron mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 5,850 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Iron Pass Mine

Commodity

Primary: Iron

Location

State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Beaver Lake

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Structure: Western Edge Of Marysvale Volcanic Pile

Type: L
Structure: Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Alteration Veins

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): Unsurveyed Sw 1/4, Nw 1/4, Nw 1/4

Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Local Faults Regional - Basin & Range, Western Edge Of Marysvale Volcanic Pile

Comment (Geology): Original Tectonic Setting entry: Paleozoic Miogeosyncline

Comment (Geology): Original Alteration entry: Alteration Veins

Comment (Geology): Original Ore Control entry: Fissures & Joints

References

Reference (Deposit): 1963 Recon Heyl, USGS Bull 1135-B

Reference (Production): Everts, M.L., 1979, Geologist

Reference (Deposit): Everts, M.L., And Krupicka, Dc., 1979; Utah Geological And Mineral Survey; On-Site Investigation

Reference (Deposit): 1913 Recon Butler, B.S., USGS Pp #80

Reference (Deposit): 1920 Recon Butler, B.S., USGS Pp # 111

Reference (Deposit): 1960 Recon Ugms Bull # 68

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