Irene Ore Body

Past 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087207
MRDS ID D005520
Record type Site
Current site name Irene Ore Body
Related records 10226979

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.18469, 37.7858 (WGS84)
Elevation 1853
Relative position 3,700 FEET WEST OF PEAK IN SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 OF SECTION 2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Three Peaks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escalante Desert(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 035S 012W 03 Utah

Comments on the location information

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE IS HIGH GRADE, LOW IN SILICA, SULFUR AND PHOSPHORUS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name The Three Peaks Pluton
    Rock description The Three Peaks Pluton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Homestake Limestone Member Of Carmel Formation
    Rock description Homestake Limestone Member Of Carmel Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.18469, 37.7858

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sevier Thrust System
Type of structure Local
Structure description The Three Peaks Intrusion

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 91.44M
    Width 15.24M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturing, Faulting, Favorable Limestone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Iron Springs

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Utah Construction And Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jones Brothers Co.

Comments on the production information

  • BULLOCK, 1976, UGMS BULLETIN 88

Comments on the workings information

  • BURCH MINE, 40 ACRES DISTURBED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS IN A SMALL ROOF PENDANT OF HOMESTAKE LIMESTONE IT IS STEEPLY DIPPING, SURROUNDED BY QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY AND IS PARTLY REPLACED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Stegan, Ralph J. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

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