Zelma Deposits

The Zelma Deposits is a iron mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,138 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: Zelma Deposits  

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 6,138 Feet (1,871 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 37.75639, -113.20194

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Zelma Deposits MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Zelma Deposits


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Iron Springs


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Jones Brothers Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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, Fracturing And Faulting


Alterations

Not available


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 64.5%


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): PREDOMINATELY MAGNETITE

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 OF SECTION 16

Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS, POTENTIAL SITE


References

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

Reference (Deposit): 1976 GEOLMAP MACKIN AND ROWLEY, MAP GQ-1297

Reference (Deposit): YOUNG, W.E., 1947, IRON DEPOSITS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4076, 102 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): BLANK, H. RICHARD AND MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1967, GEOL. INTERPRETATION OF AN AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY OF THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 516-B, 14 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1947 DIREXPL YOUNG, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPT. INV. 4076

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

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

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

Reference (Production): STEGEN, R.J., 1979, GEOLOGY.


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