Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracturing, Faulting, Favorable Limestone Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueApatite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Hanestake Limestone Member Of Carmel Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Iron Mtn Pluton
StructureSevier Thrust System, Iron Mtn Intrusion, Faulting
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1936
Identification
Deposit ID10087265
MRDS IDD005939
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.61887, -113.38747
References
YOUNG, W E, 1947, IRON DEPOSITS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: US BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4076, 102 PMACKIN, J HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DIST; UTAH GEOL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO 2, 62 PBLANK, H RICHARD AND MACKIN, J HOOVER, 1967, GEOL INTERPRETATION OF AN AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY OF THE IRON SPRINGS DIST, UTAH: US GEOL SURVEY PROF PAPER 516-B, 14 PBULLOCK, KENNETH C, 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.1947 DIREXPL YOUNG, US BUREAU OF MINES REPT INV 40761947 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 88BULLOCK, 1976, UGMS BULLETIN 88