| Deposit ID | 10012781 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008693 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Ironton Smelter Dump |
| Alternate or previous names | Utah State Dept. of Highways Pit No. 25039 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.61884, 40.19689 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1384 |
| Relative position | 5600 FT. N 26 W OF US FISH HATCHERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Springville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Spanish Fork(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 007S | 003E | 20 | SE OF SE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Result | SIEVE ANALYSIS,PERCENT PASSING AFTER CRUSHING TO LIN. MAX SIZE: LINE-100, .5 IN -97.6, NO. 4-60.0, NO. 8-38.7, NO. 50-17.3, NO. 200-5.9, LIQUID LIMIT 20.8, PLASTICITY INDEX - NP. |
|---|
| (1) | -111.61884, 40.19689 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Fault |
| General form | OTHER |
|---|
| General form | OTHER |
|---|
| Development status | Plant |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| District name | Provo Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Corp. |
| Home office | Jefferson City, Tn. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 13.493HA |
| Overall length | 670.56M |
| Overall width | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008693 |
BAKER, A.A., 1973, GEOL. MAP OF THE SPRINGVILLE QUAD. = USGS MAP GQ-1103.
BULLOCK. K.C., 1970, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UGMS BULL., 88.
TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
UTAH STATE DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS, 1966, P. 17.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE IRONTON PLANT PROCESSED IRON ORE FROM IRN COUNTY WITH COAL FROM CENTRAL UTAH. ONLY THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE SMELTER REMAIN TODAY, IT WAS CLOSED WHEN THE GENEYA, SMELTER WAS BUILT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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