The Al Kee Mee is a aluminum mine located in Sevier county, Utah at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 38.52611, -112.17583
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Al Kee Mee MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Al Kee Mee
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Utah
County: Sevier
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: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
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
Form: VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Red Hills Caldera And Central Intrusive
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitic
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO SAMPLES SHOW 39.9 TO 90.5 PERCENT ALUNITE - SILICA RANGES FROM 4.38 TO 38.14
Materials
Ore: Natroalunite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Comments
Comment (Geology): SHOWS EXCESS SILICA
Comment (Location): NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 19
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT AND ONE PIT
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, 1973
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY AND ADJOINING AREAS: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULLETIN 102
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UGMS BULL 10
Reference (Production): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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