Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting, Fracturing, Favorable Limestone Beds, Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Homestake Limestone Member Of Carmel Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Granite Mtn. Pluton
StructureSevier Thrust System, Granite Mtn. Intrusion
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1949
Identification
Deposit ID10087167
MRDS IDD005364
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.70858, -113.27774
References
YOUNG, W.E., 1947, IRON DEPOSITS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4076, 102P.MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DIST: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 2, 62P.BLANK, H. RICHARD AND MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1967, GEOL. INTERPRETATION OF AN AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY OF THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 516-B, 14P.BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.1947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK #21954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-141967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF. PAPER 516-B1976 RECON BULLOCK, UTAH GEOL. MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 881947 DIREXPL YOUNG, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4076BULLOCK, 1976, UGMS BULLETIN 88