Black Point Nw Prospect

The Black Point Nw Prospect is a iron mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,089 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: Black Point Nw Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Utah

Elevation: 5,089 Feet (1,551 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 40.16611, -111.98250

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Black Point Nw Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Point Nw Prospect


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


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: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Limonite
Ore: Hematite


Comments

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

Comment (Deposit): PIT DUG ON IRON STAINED TRAVERTINE BELOW BASALT CONTACT

Comment (Workings): ONE PIT FOUR FT. DEEP


References

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

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, 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: DEPT. OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CIR. NO. 35, 33 P.


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