The L and N Deposit is a aluminum mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 11,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 11,201 Feet (3,414 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 38.37972, -112.34417
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L and N Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: L and N Deposit
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: Past Producer
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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SECTION 17
Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF TWO ADITS, ONE OPEN AND ONE CAVED, AND SEVERAL TRENCHES AND PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P 78 - 80
Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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