The Earth Sciences Pine Valley Deposit is a mine located in Iron 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: 38.04833, -113.66250
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Earth Sciences Pine Valley Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Earth Sciences Pine Valley Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Potassium
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Bible Spring
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
Owner Name: Earth Sciences, Inc.
Home Office: Golden, Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1970
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: ELONGATE LENS ALONG NE - TRENDING RIDGE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization By Solfataric Alteration
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: USGS X - RAY AND THIN SECTION DATA SUGGEST ORE GRADE ABOUT 30 PERCENT ALUNITE
Materials
Ore: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Location): EAST HALF OF SECT. 5 ON NE TRENDING RIDGE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): EXISTING DATA ARE PROPRIETARY
Comment (Workings): FEW SURFACE PITS, TRENCHES
Comment (Commodity): PROJECT 9350 - 01393 ALUNITE RESOURCES
Comment (Development): FEW SURFACE PITS, TRENCHES BUT DATA ARE PROPRIETARY
References
Reference (Deposit): 1971 DIREXPL EARTH SCIENCES INC.: RESULTS UNKNOWN
Reference (Deposit): NO PUB INFO, ONLY PRIVATE COMPANY FILES
Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON R. B. HALL: PROF. PAPER 1076-A
Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J. H., 1960 , STRUCTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS IN SOUTHWESTERN UTAH: AM. JOUR. SCI., V. 258 , P. 81 - 131
Reference (Deposit): 1958 RECON J. H. MACKIN: AM. JOUR. SCI., V. 258
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