| Deposit ID | 10154685 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D005159 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490210025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eclipse Mine |
| Related records | 10011020 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.14329, 37.43558 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1753 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 035 S | 012 W | 30 | NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.14329, 37.43558 |
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| Strike | N80E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 85N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 91M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 213M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 9M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 8HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| District name | Iron Springs District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| 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 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 8HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490210025 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D005159 | MAS references MRDS |
IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH UGMS BULLETIN 88 BY K.C. BULLOCK
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Utah Geological And Mineral Survey | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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