The Blind Spring Mountain is a aluminum mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 8,799 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: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 37.90917, -112.28722
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Blind Spring Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blind Spring Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Sevier Plateau/Blind Spg. Mtn.
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ruland Veater
Home Office: Panguitch,Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization
Rocks
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
Comment (Reserve-Resource): LARGE AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 107
Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON UGMS, BULL. 107 , P. 15
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