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Big Mountain Prospect

Occurrence in Washington 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011068
MRDS ID D005276
Record type Site
Current site name Big Mountain Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.64359, 37.50526 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Enterprise(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cedar City(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

Dixie 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 Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 038S 016W 04 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 48% FE 12% SIO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Carmel (Homestake) Formation
    Rock description Carmel (Homestake) Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.64359, 37.50526
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 16.15M
    Length 609.6M
    Width 304.8M
    Depth to top 198.12M
    Depth to bottom 213.36M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Between Intrusive & Sedimentary Rocks

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Big Mountain Mining Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKING CONSISTS OF ACCESS ROAD & DRILL HOLES

Comments on development

  • ORE BODY WAS FOUND BY MAGNETOMETER & LATER DEVELOPED BY DRILLING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Perry, Lee I. Bureau of Land Management

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