| Deposit ID | 10087218 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D005551 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pinto Mine |
| Related records | 10227557 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.39497, 37.61942 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 4000 FT NE OF THE JUNCTION OF UTAH HWY 56 & IRONTON ROAD. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Page Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cedar City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Escalante Desert(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 036S | 014W | 35 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Iron Mtn. Pluton | ||||||||
| Rock description | Iron Mtn. Pluton | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Homestake Limestone Member Of Carmel Formation |
| Rock description | Homestake Limestone Member Of Carmel Formation |
| (1) | -113.39497, 37.61942 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sevier Thrust Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Iron Mtn. Intrusion |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1942 |
| District name | Pinto Iron |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Corp. |
| Home office | Jefferson City, Tn. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 40.47HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D005551 |
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.
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. 4076
1947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 2
1954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-14
1967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF. PAPER 516-B
1976 RECON BULLOCK, UTAH GEOL. MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88
BULLOCK, 1976, UGMS, BULLETIN 88
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT WAS A MODERATE SIZED, OFF DIPPING, HOMOCLINAL ORE, SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES BY QUARTZ MANZONITE PORPHYRY. A FAULT BOUNDS THE SOUTH END OF THE DEPOSIT. THE DEPOSIT HAS BEEN DEPLEATED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Stegan, Ralph J. | Bureau of Land Management |
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