Where to Find Hematite in Utah
Utah hematite shows up most prominently in the Iron Springs district in Iron County, where massive specularite-magnetite bodies sit in altered Jurassic limestone. Specular hematite blades up to two centimeters occur in the Iron Mountain workings, often with magnetite cores. The Topaz Mountain area in Juab County produces hematite as red coatings on topaz and sanidine crystals in the rhyolite cavities. Botryoidal hematite (kidney ore) turns up in the Cane Creek copper district in San Juan County. Surface specimens at Iron Springs are abundant on old dump piles; the specular blades remain reflective even after decades of weathering.
Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.
Every hematite spot we track in Utah
Best spotTopaz Dome QuarryJuab County, UtahPermission required · Beryl, Calcite, Bixbyite +10- Best spotSpor MountainJuab County, UtahCheck locally · Fluorite, Bertrandite, Carnotite +6
Henry mining districtSevier County, UtahPublic access · Hematite, Limonite, Pyrolusite +13- Dugway mining districtTooele County, UtahPublic access · Agate, Amethyst, Apatite +12
- Desert MountainJuab County, UtahPublic access · Antlerite, Bornite, Fluorite +11
- Drum MountainsJuab County, UtahPublic access · Agate, Jasper, Pyrolusite +11
- Pilot RangeBox Elder County, UtahPublic access · Alunite, Azurite, Barite +11
- Granite MountainIron County, UtahPublic access · Actinolite, Albite, Amethyst +10
- Copper Globe and other mines in San Rafael districtEmery County, UtahPublic access · Anglesite, Azurite, Cerussite +8
- East Erickson mining districtTooele County, UtahPublic access · Galena, Pyrite, Quartz +8
- Miner's BasinGrand County, UtahPublic access · Actinolite, Calcite, Chalcedony +8
Wah Wah MountainsBeaver County, UtahPermission required · Cerussite, Galena, Pyrite +8- Yellow Canary Uranium DepositDaggett County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Bornite, Brochantite +7
- WillardBox Elder County, UtahPublic access · Stibnite, Galena, Hematite +5
- Thomas RangeJuab County, UtahPermission required · Beryl, Calcite, Fluorite +4
- Mineral PointCache County, UtahPublic access · Hematite, Quartz, Siderite +1
- Three PeaksIron County, UtahPublic access · Apatite, Hematite, Lodestone +1
- Cricket MountainsMillard County, UtahPublic access · Dolomite, Hematite
Standout hematite spots in Utah
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Spor Mountain
Juab County
Spor Mountain stands out because its topaz-rhyolite-related deposits made it the world's premier beryllium district and Utah's largest fluorite producer.
Topaz Dome Quarry
Juab County
Topaz Mountain is Utah's defining gem locality, where amber topaz crystals formed in cavities of the Topaz Mountain Rhyolite and commonly bleach colorless in sunlight.
Best counties for hematite in Utah
Ranked by the number of mapped hematite spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
Before you go
Read the hematite identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Hematite in the encyclopedia.
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