The Sunny Slope is a aluminum mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 38.48806, -112.24861
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Sunny Slope MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunny Slope
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Henry Mining 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
Owner Name: Energy Fuels Nuclear Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: R
Description: Red Hills Caldera
Type: L
Description: Normal Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Alunite
Gangue: Selenite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT, FIVE PROSPECT PITS, AND TWO DOZER CUTS
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC: 06
References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 108
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UGMS BULL. 102
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