Mine detail: Iron Springs District

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.61888, -113.3802

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Secondary:	Manganese, Copper, Lead
Discovery year:	1849

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	FISSURE VEINS, REPLACEMENT, CONTACT METASOMATISM
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1874

Geology

Structure:

CORY FAULT, ARMSTRONG FAULT, CLIVE FAULT. THESE FAULTS ARE LOCATED AT THE EDGES OF THE GRANITE MTN INTRUSIVE. THE THREE INLINE INTRUSIVE QUARTZ MONZONITE BODIES TREND NE.

References

MRDS	DC14817
DEP	60000413
Reference	{Deposit:: LEITH, C. K. AND HARDER, E. C., 1908 , IRON ORES OF IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT: USGS BULL 338 .}{Deposit:: MACVICHIE, D., 1926 , IRON FIELDS OF IRON SPRINGS AND PINTO MINING DISTRICT: AIME TRANS 74 , P. 163 - 173 .}{Deposit:: YOUNG, W. E., 1947 , IRON DEPOSITS, IRON CO., UTAH: USBM REPT INV. 4076 .}{Deposit:: COOK, K. L., 1950 , MAGNETIC SURVEYS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT: USBM REPT. INV. 4586.}{Deposit:: MACKIN, J. H., 1954 , GEOL AND IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF GRANITE MTN AREA: USGS MIN. INV. MAP MF - 14.}{Deposit:: MACKIN, J. H., 1947 , SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK NO. 2.}{Deposit:: RATTE, C. A., 1963 , ROCK ALTERATION AND ORE GENESIS IN IRON SPRINGS - PINTO MINING DIST.: PH.D. THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZ.}{Deposit:: BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV BULL 88.}{Deposit:: BULLOCK, K. C., 1973 , GEOL AND IRON DEP OF IRON SPRINGS DIST: BYU GEOL STUDIES VOL. 20 , PT. 1 , P. 27 - 65.}{Deposit:: MACKIN, J. H., NELSON, W. H., AND ROWLEY, P. D., 1976 , GEOL MAP OF THE CEDAR CITY NW QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 1295.}{Deposit:: MACKIN, J. H. AND ROWLEY, P. D., 1976 , GEOL MAP OF THE THREE PEAKS QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 1297.}{Deposit:: BUTLER, B. S. AND OTHERS, 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111 , P. 568 - 580 .}