Iron Mountain District
The Iron Mountain District, also known as the Iron Springs District, is a large, high-grade iron deposit[1] in southwestern Utah, near Cedar City. It is currently in care and maintenance status (not actively producing iron ore) by CML Metals Corporation, a division of Palladon Ventures and Luxor Capital. Previous owners include Geneva Steel and U.S. Steel.
The district is made of three primary topographic highs along a ~17 mile lineament: Iron Mountain to the southwest, Granite Mountain in the middle, and Three Peaks in the northwest. Mineralization in this district occurred as rings around the highs as a skarn, a replacement of existing carbonate rock material with high-grade iron ore, mostly in the form of high-grade (>50%Fe in places) magnetite, but also locally hematite. Minor pyrite is also present. Hot fluids are sourced from mid-Tertiary intrusions, which core all three areas.
Major areas of iron deposits and their associated mines/pits/ore bodies include:
- Iron Mountain
- Blowout
- Blackhawk
- Comstock
- Mountain Lion
- Tip Top
- Pinto
- Chesapeake
- Excellsior
- Homestake
- Granite Mountain
- Desert Mound
- Queen of the West
- Three Peaks
References
- ↑ Bullock, K. C., 1970, Iron Deposits of Utah, Utah Geological and Mineral Survey Bulletin 88, 102 pgs.
External links
- "Iron Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
Coordinates: 37°44′59″N 113°14′05″W / 37.74972°N 113.23472°W