Black Canyon Prospects

The Black Canyon Prospects is a iron mine located in Uintah county, Utah.

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 Canyon Prospects  

State:  Utah

County:  Uintah

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 40.65583, -109.69500

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Black Canyon Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Canyon Prospects
Secondary: Goat Claim


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Black Canyon


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

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: The Prospects Are Along The South Flank Uinta Fault Zone.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Black Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1970 CHEM. ANALYSIS: 25.6 % FE, 35.8 % SILICA, 0.78 % S, 0.07 % P, 0.04 % MN


Materials

Ore: Goethite
Ore: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNKOWN

Comment (Geology): THE IRON MINERALS CEMENT A COQUINA - LIKE LIMESTONE CONTAINING BRECCIATED SANDSTONE PEBBLES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHALLOW PROSPECT HOLES, AND A SHALLOW SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K C, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MIN SURV BULL 88 , P. 77-78

Reference (Deposit): KINNEY, D M, 1955 , GEOL OF THE UINTA RIVER - BRUSH CREEK AREA: USGS BULL 1007 , P. 162


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