Eclipse Mine

Producer in Iron county in Utah, United States with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  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 10154685
MRDS ID D005159
MAS/MILS ID 0490210025
Record type Site
Current site name Eclipse Mine
Related records 10011020

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -113.14329, 37.43558 (WGS84)
Elevation 1753
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kolob Arch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Zion National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 035 S 012 W 30 NE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -113.14329, 37.43558

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 85N
    Thickness 91M
    Length 213M
    Width 9M
    Area 8HA
    Depth to top 30M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N80E:85N
    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
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1891
Year of first production 1971

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. Murphys 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 15
    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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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