| Deposit ID | 10227152 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D005513 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490210016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | April Fool Mine |
| Related records | 10011201 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.1936, 37.77937 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1810 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
The Three Peaks(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)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 035 S | 012 W | 10 | NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.1936, 37.77937 |
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| Strike | N38E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 25W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 35M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 450M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 8HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 124M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| District name | Iron Springs District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charlotte Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | 300 Roanoke Bd, Minneapolis, Mn 55402 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Utah International, Inc. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 649 Cedar City, Utah 84720 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 8HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490210016 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D005513 | MAS references MRDS |
IRON DEPOSITS, IRON CO., UTAH BY W.E. YOUNG. PUBLISHED 1947
UGMS BULLETIN 88 IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH BY K.C. BULLOCK
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Utah Geological And Mineral Survey | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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