The King Iron Prospects is a iron mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,919 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,919 Feet (2,109 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 38.15222, -113.54000
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King Iron Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King Iron Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Pine Grove District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FISSURE REPLACEMENT BODY
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Strata Strike Ne, Dip 35 Nw And Is Part Of The Blue Mountain Thrust Plate Which Is Cut By High-Angle And Tear Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1970 CHEM ANALYSIS: 45.6 % FE, 8.4 % SILICA, 0.16 % S, 0.06 % P, 0.20 % MN
Materials
Ore: Goethite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSIST OF NUMEROUS BULLDOZER CUTS AND ONE DRILL HOLE.
Comment (Commodity): ORE IS HARD AND MASSIVE.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORE POTENTIAL IN 1970 WAS 1,000 TONS OF IRON ORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH G & MS BULL 88 , P. 13
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-28-1971
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