Long Shot Deposit

The Long Shot Deposit is a mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 6,201 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

Name: Long Shot Deposit

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.48389, -112.20417

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Long Shot Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Long Shot Deposit


Commodity

Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Potassium


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
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

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
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Antelope Range - White Hills


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Callaghan ( 1973 ) Reports Rock Argillized And Silicified With Little Alunite


Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CHEMICAL ANALYSES INDICATES 15.1 % ALUNITE


Materials

Ore: Alunite


Comments

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PIT ONLY

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESOURCE ESTIMATE MADE; DEPOSIT APPARENTLY SMALL AND LOW GRADE

Comment (Commodity): PROJECT 9350 - 01393 ALUNITE RESOURCES

Comment (Deposit): STRIKE RANGES FROM N 35 TO N 45 DEG E

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: WW1


References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 108 .

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 108

Reference (Deposit): 1918 DIREXPL UNKNOWN: PIT

Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON E. CALLAGHAN: PUB


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