| Deposit ID | 60000413 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14817 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Iron Springs District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.3802, 37.61888 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THE DISTRICT COVERS 4 MILES WIDE AND 21 MILES LONG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Page Ranch(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Iron |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| (1) | -113.3802, 37.61888 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | CORY FAULT, ARMSTRONG FAULT, CLIVE FAULT. THESE FAULTS ARE LOCATED AT THE EDGES OF THE GRANITE MTN INTRUSIVE. THE THREE INLINE INTRUSIVE QUARTZ MONZONITE BODIES TREND NE. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1849 |
| Discoverer | Mormons |
| Year of first production | 1874 |
| District name | IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | CF & I STEEL |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | US STEEL |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | CF & I STEEL |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | US STEEL |
LEITH, C. K. AND HARDER, E. C., 1908 , IRON ORES OF IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT: USGS BULL 338 .
MACVICHIE, D., 1926 , IRON FIELDS OF IRON SPRINGS AND PINTO MINING DISTRICT: AIME TRANS 74 , P. 163 - 173 .
YOUNG, W. E., 1947 , IRON DEPOSITS, IRON CO., UTAH: USBM REPT INV. 4076 .
COOK, K. L., 1950 , MAGNETIC SURVEYS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT: USBM REPT. INV. 4586.
MACKIN, J. H., 1954 , GEOL AND IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF GRANITE MTN AREA: USGS MIN. INV. MAP MF - 14.
MACKIN, J. H., 1947 , SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK NO. 2.
RATTE, C. A., 1963 , ROCK ALTERATION AND ORE GENESIS IN IRON SPRINGS - PINTO MINING DIST.: PH.D. THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZ.
BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV BULL 88.
BULLOCK, K. C., 1973 , GEOL AND IRON DEP OF IRON SPRINGS DIST: BYU GEOL STUDIES VOL. 20 , PT. 1 , P. 27 - 65.
MACKIN, J. H., NELSON, W. H., AND ROWLEY, P. D., 1976 , GEOL MAP OF THE CEDAR CITY NW QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 1295.
MACKIN, J. H. AND ROWLEY, P. D., 1976 , GEOL MAP OF THE THREE PEAKS QUAD: USGS MAP GQ - 1297.
BUTLER, B. S. AND OTHERS, 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111 , P. 568 - 580 .
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.