Ashton Mine

The Ashton Mine is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 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: Ashton Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.7661, -113.20060

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Ashton Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ashton Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Iron Springs District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Jones Brothers Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1912
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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Apatite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): UGMS BULLETIN 88 IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH BY K.C. BULLOCK

Reference (Deposit): IRON DEPOSITS, IRON CO., UTAH USBM RI4076 BY W.E. YOUNG


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