April Fool Mine

The April Fool Mine is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,938 feet.

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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: April Fool Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 5,938 Feet (1,810 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.7794, -113.19280

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April Fool Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: April Fool 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: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Utah International, Inc.
Home Office: P.O. Box 649 Cedar City, Utah 84720
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Charlotte Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: 300 Roanoke Bd, Minneapolis, Mn 55402
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1908
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


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: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): IRON DEPOSITS, IRON CO., UTAH BY W.E. YOUNG. PUBLISHED 1947

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


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