The Close In is a aluminum mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 38.39806, -112.26278
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Close In MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Close In
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Mt. Baldy Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Land Slide
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SECTION 1
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF NINE ADITS, TWO SHAFTS, AND SEVERAL TRENCHES
Comment (Geology): BASICALLY A TALUS DEPOSIT FROM VEIN MATERIAL HIGHER ON THE MOUNTAIN
References
Reference (Deposit): THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE US: US BUR. OF MINES REPT. INV. 3561 .
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 86 - 89
Reference (Production): E. CALLAGHAN, 1973
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