The Al Kee Mee Deposit is a aluminum, potassium, and kaolin mine located in Sevier county, Utah at an elevation of 6,539 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,539 Feet (1,993 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum, Potassium, Kaolin
Lat, Long: 38.52778, -112.17361
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Al Kee Mee Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Al Kee Mee Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Primary: Potassium
Primary: Kaolin
Location
State: Utah
County: Sevier
District: Marysvale Region/Henry District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 ANALYSES RANGE FROM 39.9 % TO 90.5 % ALUNITE
Materials
Ore: Natroalunite
Ore: Kaolinite
Ore: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: WW1
Comment (Reserve-Resource): THOENEN (1941) QUOTES UNPUB EST BY CALLAGHAN
Comment (Workings): QUARRY AND ADIT
Comment (Geology): CROSSFIBER NATROALUNITE VEIN IN ALUNITIZED, KAOLINIZED HOST
Comment (Commodity): CALLAGHAN ( 1973 ) REPORTS THE DEPOSIT IS NOT CONSIDERED COMMERCIAL
Comment (Location): E BASE OF ANTELOPE RANGE - NEAR LONG VALLEY AND POVERTY FLAT
References
Reference (Deposit): KERR, P.F., AND OTHERS, 1957, MARYSVALE, UTAH, URANIUM AREA: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPER 64, P. 181.
Reference (Deposit): THOENEN, J.R., 1941, ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 3561, P. 33.
Reference (Deposit): 1918 DIREXPL UNKNOWN: QUARRY
Reference (Deposit): 1938 GEOLMAP E. CALLAGHAN: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , FIG. 61 .
Reference (Deposit): 1957 GEOLMAP P. F. KERR AND OTHERS: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA SPEC. PAPER 64
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 106 .
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): KERR, P. F., AND OTHERS, 1957 , MARYSVALE, UTAH, URANIUM AREA: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA SPEC. PAPER 64 , P. 181 .
Reference (Deposit): THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 33 .
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 102, P. 104.
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