The Christmas - Sunshine is a aluminum mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 10,899 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,899 Feet (3,322 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 38.37806, -112.33361
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Christmas - Sunshine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Christmas - Sunshine
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Mt. Baldy Mining 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Dome
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Production): A TOTAL OF 12000 TONS OF ALUNITE WAS MINED FROM THE WORKINGS
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN UPPER AND A LOWER ADIT, BOTH CAVED, AND SEVERAL PITS AND TRENCHES
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 7
References
Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 75 - 79
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