The Iron Mine Pass Prospects is a iron mine located in Millard county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 38.62889, -113.15694
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Iron Mine Pass Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Mine Pass Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Millard
District: Iron Mine Pass
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1970 CHEM. ANALYSIS: 53.8 % FE, 2.9 % SILICA, 0.09 % S, 0.29 % P, AND 2.52 % MN
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Goethite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSITS OCCUR ALONG A FAULT ZONE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 12 FT SHAFT, A SHALLOW PIT 6 FT DEEP AND 10 FT LONG, AN OPEN CUT 20 FT LONG, 10 FT WIDE AND 8 FT DEEP, ANOTHER OPEN CUT MEASURES 30 FT LONG, 10 FT WIDE AND 15 FT DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MIN SURV BULL 110 , P. 67
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 08-13-1971
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