Gold Dome

Occurrence in Iron county in Utah, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10179252
MAS/MILS ID 0490210139
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Dome
Alternate or previous names Big Dipper, Gold Coin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.01642, 38.00246 (WGS84)
Elevation 2225
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rice Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wilson Creek Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hamlin-Snake Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)

Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 032 S 019 W 19 SENESW Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.01642, 38.00246

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Stateline Mining And Mill
    ID 4201248
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THOMSON KC AND PERRY LI 1975 RECONNAISSANCE STUDY STATELINE

  • Deposit

    MINING DIST IRON CO UT UGMS UT GEOL 2 NO 1 P27-47 SPRING U

  • Deposit

    975

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-97 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/30/1985
MSHA mine ID4201248
Mine name (MSHA)Ofer
Current operatorKinetic Minerals Inc
Current controller (parent)Howard Bovers
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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