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Pope Iron Mine

Prospect in Uintah 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10252290
MRDS ID DB00476
MAS/MILS ID 0490470032
Record type Site
Current site name Pope Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Dyer Mine
Related records 10097959

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -109.56792, 40.73525 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uintah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dyer Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dutch John(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vernal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ashley National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Uintah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 001 S 021 E 16 NW Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Limonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -109.56792, 40.73525
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M
    Length 45M
    Width 6M
    Area 32HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N45W:
    Total Surface Area (HA) 32
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1887
Year of first production 1888

Mining district

District name Carbonate District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Western Development Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH USGS PP111 BY B.S. BUTLER ET AL

  • Deposit

    IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH UGMS BULL. 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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