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Black Bird Mine

Producer in Iron county in Utah, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10227453
MAS/MILS ID 0490210018
Record type Site
Current site name Black Bird Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -113.1852, 37.78997 (WGS84)
Elevation 1823
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -113.1852, 37.78997
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N62E
    Dip 80E
    Thickness 45M
    Length 455M
    Width 5M
    Area 8HA
    Depth to top 10M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N62E:80E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1891
Year of first production 1970

Mining district

District name Iron Springs District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner James D. Murphy, Jr.
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Utah International, Inc.
    Home office Utah
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 8HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .35
    Percent Waste Rock 66.6
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 25
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 23
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IRON DEPOSITS, IRON CO., UTAH USBM RI4076 BY W.E. YOUNG

  • Deposit

    IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH UGMS BULLETIN 88 BY K.C. BULLOCK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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