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Iron Blossom Mine

Past Producer in Juab county in Utah, United States with commodities Iron, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Manganese
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10020437
MRDS ID DC13227
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Blossom Mine
Related records 10130015

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.07943, 39.60855 (WGS84)
Elevation 1737
Relative position 1/2 MILE N. OF SCHOENBURGER SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juab(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lady Laird Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(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 Juab

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 014S 011W 15 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Sulfur Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE VARIES FROM MASSIVE TO SPONGY TO OCHEROUS VARIETIES.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Limonite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Limonite

Analytical data

Result 1970 ASSAY: FE = 58.2%, SIO2 = 5.2%, S = 0.11%, P = 0.07%, MN = 0.10%
Result 1971: AG = .6 PPM, AU = .05 PPM, CU = 11 PPM, MO LT 1 PPM, PB 9 PPM, ZN 20

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Rock unit name Ueoc Drum Mtns Rhyodacite
    Rock description Ueoc Drum Mtns Rhyodacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Dugway Ridge Dolomite;Fera Limestone
    Rock description Dugway Ridge Dolomite;Fera Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.07943, 39.60855
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Basin & Range

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N40E
    Dip 80NW
    Thickness 6.1M
    Length 30.48M
    Width 15.24M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 15.24M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ne Trending Fault Zone Along Contact Of 2 Formations

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1958

Mining district

District name Detroit District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Copperhead Mining Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1959
    Period 1958-1959
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^52% Feo
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Iron Iron 52wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 50 TONS OF ORE ARE STOCKPILED ON THE PROPERTY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 15.24M
    Overall width 21.34M

Comments on the workings information

  • 50 FT. DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY, ON SITE INVESTIGATION.

  • Deposit

    NEWELL, R.A., 1971, GEOLOGY & GEOCHEM. OF THE NORTHERN DRUM MTNS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: COLOR. SCHOOL OF MINES, MS-THESIS.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-29-1971

  • Deposit

    1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, USGS MAP I-117

  • Production

    NEWELL, 1971, GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF NORTHERN DRUM MTNS.: COL. SCH. OF MINES MS THESIS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ORE BODY LIES ALONG A NORTHEAST TRENDING FAULT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1980 Everts, Mike L. U.S. Geological Survey

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