The Von Hindenburg Deposit is a mine located in Sevier county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.53806, -112.20694
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Von Hindenburg Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Von Hindenburg Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Potassium
Location
State: Utah
County: Sevier
District: Marysvale Region/Henry District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Antelope Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Alunite
Gangue: Anhydrite
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Location): EAST SLOPE OF ANTELOPE RANGE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESOURCE ESTIMATE MADE; DEPOSIT PRESUMED TO HAVE SMALL POTENTIAL
Comment (Commodity): PROJECT 9350 - 01393 ALUNITE RESOURCES
Comment (Production): "PRODUCTION DATA WERE NOT SECURED"
Comment (Workings): INFORMATION SCANTY; FEW PROSPECT WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: WW1
References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 104
Reference (Deposit): 1918 DIREXPL UNKNOWN: PROSPECT PITS
Reference (Deposit): 1938 RECON E. CALLAGHAN: BULL. 886-D
Reference (Production): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 104 .
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