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

1. 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