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Mineral Point Iron Mine

Past Producer in Cache 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087287
MRDS ID D006121
Record type Site
Current site name Mineral Point Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Super Steel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.6608, 41.49049 (WGS84)
Elevation 2243
Relative position 800 FT S OF MINERAL POINT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cache(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sharp Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Bear-Logan(hydrologic unit)

Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 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 Cache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009N 002E 25 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Langston Formation;Brigham Formation
    Rock description Langston Formation;Brigham Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.6608, 41.49049
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Paris-Willard Thrust

Ore body information

  • General form WEDGE SHAPED
    Length 45.72M
    Width 16.76M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineral Point Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1875
Discoverer Cranney Family

Mining district

District name Paradise District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Land Division

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 320.04M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • AN INCLINE SHAFT CONNECTED TO TWO ADITS THE EAST ADIT WAS 375 FT LONG (NOW CAVED) THE WEST ADIT IS 525 FT (OPEN)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHAPELLE, J.C., 1976, MINERALIZATION OF THE BEAR RIVER RANGE: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY M.S. THESIS.

  • Deposit

    BULLOCK, K.C., 1970, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1980 Tripp, Bryce T. Bureau of Land Management

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