Mine detail: Big Mountain Prospect

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Location: Washington County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.50526, -113.64359
dep_id: 10011068
mrds_id: D005276
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Contact Metamorphic
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Contact Between Intrusive & Sedimentary Rocks
Reporter: Perry, Lee I.
hrock_unit: Carmel (Homestake) Formation
hrock_type: Sandstone,Limestone
tectonic: Cordilleran Hingeline
References:
  • Deposit:: BULLOCK, K.C., 1970, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MINERALOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P. 102
  • Production:: L.I. PERRY, 1979
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