The Dry Canyon Prospects is a iron mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 38.28944, -113.50056
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Dry Canyon Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dry Canyon Prospects
Secondary: Mainline Claims
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
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: SMALL FISSURE FILLINGS AND BEDDED REPLACEMENTS
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Limestone Is Folded Into A North-Plunging Anticline And Is Cut By A Thrust Plate
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1970 CHEM ANALYSIS: 48.4 % FE, 11.2 % SILICA, 0.30 % S, 0.39 % P, 0.04 % MN
Materials
Ore: Goethite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE IS HARD AND SPONGY
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF THREE SHALLOW PROSPECT HOLES
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH G & MS BULL 88 , P. 12 - 13
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