Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryCopper, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracturing, Faulting, Favorable Limestone Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Cuprite, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Tenorite
GangueApatite, Calcite, Quartz
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 production1926
Identification
Deposit ID10101607
MRDS IDD005461
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.70691, -113.27108
References
YOUNG, W.E., 1947, IRON DEPOSITS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4076, 102 P.MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DIST: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 2, 62 P.BLANK, H. RICHARD AND MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1967, GEOL. INTERPRETATION OF AN AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY OF THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 516-B, 14 P.BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.1947 DIREXPL YOUNG, U.S. 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