Description
Dofflemeyer Brothers
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueSerpentine, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureEast-West Trending Anticline, Nw Striking Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range; Colorado Desert
AlterationOxidation And Hydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1948
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10077141
MRDS IDW024589
Alternate namesKaiser Steel Corp.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.86476, -115.5211
References
1978, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. NEW YORK: MCGRAW HILL MINING INFORMATION SERVICES, P. 168.1978, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL OPERATING HANDBOOK OF SURFACE MINING, VOL. 2. NEW YORK: MCRAW-HILL INC., P. 314.HUDLEY, J.B., 1948, IRON ORE DEPOSITS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE EAGLE MOUNTAINS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 129, PP. 1-15.DUBOIS, R.L., AND BRUMMETT, R.W., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE EAGLE MOUNTAIN AREA, IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES. NEW YORK: THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., PP. 1592-1606.(15)DUBOIS AND BRUMMETT, 1968, P. 1596. (1-4) WORLD MINING DEVELOPMENTS 1979-1980, P. 417.