Mine detail: April Fool Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 37.7708, -113.1933

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Ore: Hematite, Magnetite
Gangue: Calcite, Limonite, Quartz
Orebody form: TABULAR
Discovery year: 1945

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Homestake Limestone Member Of Carmel Formation
Host type:Limestone
Associated rock:The Three Peaks Pluton
Associated type:Quartz Monzonite
Structure:Sevier Thrust System, The Three Peaks Pluton
Tectonic:Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition
Alteration processes:Limonitization

References

MRDSD005513
DEP10011201
Reference{Deposit:: YOUNG, W.E., 1947, IRON DEPOSITS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4076, 102 P.}{Deposit:: MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DIST: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 2, 62 P.}{Deposit:: 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.}{Deposit:: BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.}{Deposit:: 1947 DIREXPL YOUNG, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4076}{Deposit:: 1947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK #2}{Deposit:: 1954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-14}{Deposit:: 1967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF. PAPER 516-B}{Deposit:: 1976 GEOLMAP MACKIN AND ROWLEY, MAP GQ-1297}{Deposit:: 1976 RECON BULLOCK, UTAH GEOL. MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88}{Production:: STEGEN, R.J., 1979, GEOLOGISTS.}
ReporterStegan, Ralph J.