Jones Mine

The Jones Mine is a iron mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,781 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: Jones Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 5,781 Feet (1,762 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 37.74917, -113.20028

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Jones Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jones Mine


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Iron Springs


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


Ownership

Owner Name: Utah International, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1945
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
Description: Sevier Thrust System

Type: L
Description: The Three Peaks Intrusion


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: IRON 61.0%


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4

Comment (Workings): BENCH MINE FOLLOWING FISSURE VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.

Reference (Deposit): 1947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK #2

Reference (Deposit): 1954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-14

Reference (Deposit): 1967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF. PAPER 516-B

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON BULLOCK, BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 20, PT. 1

Reference (Deposit): 1976 GEOLMAP MACKIN AND ROWLEY, U.S.G.S. MAP GQ-1295

Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON BULLOCK, UTAH GEOL. MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88

Reference (Production): STEGEN R.J., 1979-GEOLOGIST

Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 2, 62P.

Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J HOOVER AND ROWLEY, PETER D., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CEDAR CITY NW QUADRANGLE, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP GQ-1295.

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1973, GEOLOGY AND IRON DEPOSITS OF IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: BRIG. YOUNG UNIV. GEOL. STUDIES, VOL. 20, PT. 1, P. 27-63.


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