| Deposit ID | 10226887 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490210116 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Desert Mound Ore Body |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.2711, 37.70687 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1968 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Desert Mound(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 036 S | 013 W | 02 | NENENE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -113.2711, 37.70687 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. F. And I. Steel Milner Corp |
| ID | 4200138 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Corp. |
| ID | 4200138 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490210116 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4200138 |
BLANK H.RICHARD AND MACKIN J.HOOVER 1967 GEOL.INTERPRETATION
OF AN AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY OF THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT UT
BULLOCK K.C.1976 IRON DEPOSITS OF UT UGMS BULL.88,P23-63
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-NOV-83 | Utah Geological And Mineral Survey | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/09/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4200138 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Desert Mound Mine |
| Current operator | United States Steel Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | USX Corp (United States Steel Corp) |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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