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Cove Mtn. Iron Deposits

Prospect 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10155124
MAS/MILS ID 0490530033
Record type Site
Current site name Cove Mtn. Iron Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -113.82331, 37.37918 (WGS84)
Elevation 1980
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Maple Ridge(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

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 039 S 018 W 12 N2 Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -113.82331, 37.37918
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 25N
    Thickness 1M
    Length 1525M
    Width 250M
    Area 32HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N60W:25N
    Total Surface Area (HA) 32
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1927

Mining district

District name Bull Valley

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jay R. Johnson
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BULL VALLEY FE-ORE DEPOSITS, WASHCO., UT. BY S.W. ZOLDOK &S.

  • Deposit

    IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH UGMS BULL. 88 BY K.C. BULLOCK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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