| Deposit ID | 10102098 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14062 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Blossom Number One |
| Alternate or previous names | Iron Blossom Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.0994, 39.92523 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2225 |
| Relative position | 3000 FT S 28 E FROM MAMMOTH PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(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 | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 002W | 29 | NW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Fish Haven Dolomite;Blue Bell Dolomite | ||
| Rock description | Fish Haven Dolomite;Blue Bell Dolomite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -112.0994, 39.92523 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fissures Entering Cavities |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH |
| Dip | 90 |
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Depth to top | 121.92M |
| Depth to bottom | 335.28M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Discoverer | Jesse Knight |
| Year of last production | 1930 |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Copper Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amax Copper Mines, Subsidiary Of Amax, Inc. |
| Home office | Greenwich, Conn. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 579.12M |
| Overall length | 20920.9M |
| Overall width | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14062 |
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
MORRIS, H.T., 1968, THE MAIN TINTIC MINING DISTRICT IN UTAH, IN, RIDGE, J.D., ED., GRATO SALES VOL III, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967. AIME, NEW YORK.
WEED, W.H., 1919 THE MINES HAND BOOK, MINES HANDBOOK COMPANY, NEW YORK, P. 1411.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NOTABLE ALLIGNMENT BUT NO CONNECTION TO UNDINE, DRAGON, AND MARTHA WASHINGTON VEINS SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH. |
| Deposit | REMARKABLE LARGE HIGH GRADE ORE RUN WITH LITTLE SURFACE EXPRESSION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | James, Laurence P. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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