| Deposit ID | 10020813 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14037 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dragon Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | International S. & R. Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.10496, 39.91745 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2078 |
| Relative position | ONE MILE S-SW OF MAMMOTH PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(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 | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 002W | 31 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Clay | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Halloysite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Turgite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Result | CHEM. ANALYSIS ( 1970 ): 56 % FE, 4.5 % SILICA, 0.2 % S, 0.45 % P, 0.16 % MN. AVERAGE GRADE 1916 - 1958 : 0.8 OZ AU, 3.4 OZ AG. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -112.10496, 39.91745 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Beds Strike Se Dip 20 E |
| General form | HALLOYSITE - IRREGULAR PIPES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 E |
| Dip | 80 - 85 ESE |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 91.44M |
| General form | HALLOYSITE - IRREGULAR PIPES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 - 85 ESE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Overall width | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14037 |
COOK, DR, 1957 , GEOL OF E TINTIC MTNS AND ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK # 12 , P. 94 - 96 , PL 3
TOWERS, GW AND SMITH, GO, 1899 , GEOL & MIN IND OF TINTIC DIST: USGS 19TH ANN REPT, PT 3 - F, P. 766
LINDGREN, W AND LOUGHLIN GF, 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 245 - 246
BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GMS BULL. 88 , P. 66 - 67 .
5) MORRIS, H. T., 1964 , GEOL. OF THE EUREKA QUAD.: USGS BULL. 1142 - K, P. 28 , PL. 1 .
6) PATTERSON, S. H., 1964 , CLAYS - MINERAL & WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UTAH GMS BULL. 73 , P. 158 .
7) USGS PROF. PAPER 361 , P. 52
8) USGS MIN. RES. 1916 - 63 .
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1982 | Wong, George (Morris, H.T.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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