The Hastings Pass SE Prospect is a iron mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,479 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,479 Feet (1,670 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.695, -112.91722
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Hastings Pass SE Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hastings Pass SE Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Cedar Mtns.
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Cedar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Cedar Mtn. Thrust
Type: L
Description: Located Very Close To Hastings Canyon Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS, SOUTH ADIT 120 FT LONG, TRENDING S 45 W, NORTH ADIT TRENDING S 45 E INCLINED AT 30 DEG, APPROXIMATELY 700 FT. LONG
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Production): TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
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