Middle Swansea Group

The Middle Swansea Group is a iron mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,801 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: Middle Swansea Group  

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 39.93444, -112.13083

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Middle Swansea Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Middle Swansea Group


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Main Tintic District


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wasatch Hingeline

Type: L
Description: Centennial Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE TINTIC JUNCITON QUAD. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1142-L

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP MORRIS, H.T., BULL. 1142-

Reference (Production): MORRIS, G.T., 1964. GEOL. OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUAD.: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1142-L.


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