The Wah Wah Pass Prospects is a iron mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,640 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
Elevation: 6,640 Feet (2,024 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 38.52889, -113.56972
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Wah Wah Pass Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wah Wah Pass Prospects
Secondary: Red Claim
Secondary: West Claim
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metamorphism Around The Intrusives Producing Marble And Skarn Minerals.
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1970 CHEM ANALYSIS 57.6 % FE, 3.0 % SILICA, 0.25 % S, 0.01 % P, 0.01 % MN
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): THE ORE IS HARD CLINKERY AND OCCURS IN LARGE CHUNKS AND BLOCKS
Comment (Deposit): IRON OCCURS IN A 5 FT GOUGE ZONE ALONG A NORTH TRENDING FAULT.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSIST OF 10 FT PROSPECT PIT, A THREE FOOT PIT, A SHORT ADIT, AND A 30 FT SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH G & MS BULL 88 , P. 13 - 14
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-28-1971
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