Pfeiffer Canyon Middle Prospects

The Pfeiffer Canyon Middle Prospects is a iron mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,299 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: Pfeiffer Canyon Middle Prospects  

State:  Utah

County:  Utah

Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 40.18944, -111.94583

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Pfeiffer Canyon Middle Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pfeiffer Canyon Middle Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Utah
District: Soldiers Pass Area


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Type: Surface/Underground


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: Lake Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Lake Mountain Syncline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): LIMONITIZED AND ALTERED ZONES ALONG FAVORABLE HORIZONS

Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT AND ONE PROSPECT, ADIT TRENDS S 34 W

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)


References

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF LAKE MOUNTAIN, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 41, 46 P.

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A.M., 1948, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH CO., UTAH: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CIRCULAR NO. 35, 33 P.

Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.


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