| Deposit ID | 10101627 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D005847 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Smith Mine |
| Related records | 10227366 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.19802, 37.7408 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1722 |
| Relative position | 3.50 MILES NE OF SWETT PEAKS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cedar City NW(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 | 035S | 012W | 22 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | IRON 64.5% |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | The Three Peaks Pluton | ||||||||
| Rock description | The Three Peaks 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) | -113.19802, 37.7408 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sevier Thrust System |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | The Three Peaks Intrusion |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 W |
| Dip | 90 |
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Iron Springs |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Utah International, Inc. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 16.188HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D005847 |
MACKIN, J HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO 2, 62 P
MACKIN, J HOOVER, AND ROWLEY, PETER D, 1976, GEOL MAP OF THE CEDAR CITY NW QUADRANGLE, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: US GEOL SURVEY MAP GQ-1295
BULLOCK, KENNETH C, 1973, GEOLOGY AND IRON DEPOSITS OF IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY UTAH: BRIG YOUNG UNIV GEOLOGY STUDIES, VOL 20 PT 1, P 27-63.
BULLOCK, KENNETH C, 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.
1947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #2
1954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-14
1967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF PAPER 516-B
1973 RECON BULLOCK, BYU GEOL STUDIES V 20, PT 1
1976 GEOLMAP MACKIN AND ROWLEY, MAP GQ-1295
1976 RECON BULLOCK, UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88
BULLOCK, 1976, UGMS BULLETIN 88
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | METASOMATIC REPLACEMENT OF HOMESTAKE LIMESTONE WHICH OCCURS AS A ROOF PENDANT IN QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY. THE ORE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A RECUMBENT FOLD NORTH OF THE HOMESTAKE LIMESTONE, IS BOUNDED ON BOTH SIDES BY BASAL SILTSTONE MBR OF CARMEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Stegan, Ralph J. | Bureau of Land Management |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 05/27/2026 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4202753 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Smith Pit |
| Current operator | Iron Mtn Rock Products |
| Current controller (parent) | Brian Nichols; Trudi Nichols |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (157 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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