The Big Chief is a aluminum, iron, and titanium, metal mine located in Sevier county, Utah at an elevation of 7,349 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 7,349 Feet (2,240 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal
Lat, Long: 38.53361, -112.21778
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Big Chief MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Chief
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Location
State: Utah
County: Sevier
District: Henry District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANALYSES OF A WHITE STREAK 1 - 4 INCH THICK CONTAIN 33.01 % AL2O3 , 3.29 % K2O , 3.4 % NA2O , 24.71 % SO3 , 12.21 % H2O , 7.86 % SILICA, 10.37 % FE2O3 , 3.8 % TIO2
Materials
Ore: Natroalunite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MIN. RES. POTENTIAL OF PIUTE CO.: UGMS BULL. 102 , P. 101 .
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND PARKER, R., 1961 , GEOLOGY OF THE MONROE QUAD.: USGS MAP GQ - 155 .
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1938 , PRELIM. REPT. ON THE ALUNITE DEPOSITS OF THE MARYSVALE REGION: USGS BULL. 886-D, P. 128 - 129 .
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