Desert Mound

The Desert Mound is a iron mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,801 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Desert Mound

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Mercury

Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Iron Springs

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: C. F. And I. Steel Corp., Milner Corp.

Owner Name: U.S. Steel Corp.
Home Office: Jefferson City, Tn.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1926
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Sevier Thrust System

Type: L
Description: Granite Mtn. Intrusion

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Tenorite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): BENCH MINE

Comment (Commodity): ORE HAS A RELATIVE HIGH PHOSPHOROUS CONTENT.

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS A TYPICAL HOMOCLINAL, OFF-DIPPING METASOMATIC REPLACEMENT TYPE ORE BODY IN HOMESTAKE LIMESTONE.

References

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.

Reference (Deposit): 1947 DIREXPL YOUNG, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4076

Reference (Deposit): 1947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK #2

Reference (Deposit): 1954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-14

Reference (Deposit): 1967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF. PAPER 516-B

Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON BULLOCK, UTAH GEOL. MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88

Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DIST: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 2, 62 P.

Reference (Deposit): YOUNG, W.E., 1947, IRON DEPOSITS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4076, 102 P.

Reference (Deposit): BLANK, H. RICHARD AND MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1967, GEOL. INTERPRETATION OF AN AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY OF THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 516-B, 14 P.

Reference (Production): BULLOCK, 1976, UGMS BULLETIN

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