Al Kee Mee Deposit

The Al Kee Mee Deposit is a aluminum, potassium, and kaolin mine located in Sevier county, Utah at an elevation of 6,539 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

Name: Al Kee Mee Deposit  

State:  Utah

County:  Sevier

Elevation: 6,539 Feet (1,993 Meters)

Commodity: Aluminum, Potassium, Kaolin

Lat, Long: 38.52778, -112.17361

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Al Kee Mee Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Al Kee Mee Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Aluminum
Primary: Potassium
Primary: Kaolin


Location

State: Utah
County: Sevier
District: Marysvale Region/Henry 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Antelope Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 2 ANALYSES RANGE FROM 39.9 % TO 90.5 % ALUNITE


Materials

Ore: Natroalunite
Ore: Kaolinite
Ore: Alunite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: WW1

Comment (Reserve-Resource): THOENEN (1941) QUOTES UNPUB EST BY CALLAGHAN

Comment (Workings): QUARRY AND ADIT

Comment (Geology): CROSSFIBER NATROALUNITE VEIN IN ALUNITIZED, KAOLINIZED HOST

Comment (Commodity): CALLAGHAN ( 1973 ) REPORTS THE DEPOSIT IS NOT CONSIDERED COMMERCIAL

Comment (Location): E BASE OF ANTELOPE RANGE - NEAR LONG VALLEY AND POVERTY FLAT


References

Reference (Deposit): KERR, P.F., AND OTHERS, 1957, MARYSVALE, UTAH, URANIUM AREA: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPER 64, P. 181.

Reference (Deposit): THOENEN, J.R., 1941, ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 3561, P. 33.

Reference (Deposit): 1918 DIREXPL UNKNOWN: QUARRY

Reference (Deposit): 1938 GEOLMAP E. CALLAGHAN: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , FIG. 61 .

Reference (Deposit): 1957 GEOLMAP P. F. KERR AND OTHERS: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA SPEC. PAPER 64

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 106 .

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 104 .

Reference (Deposit): KERR, P. F., AND OTHERS, 1957 , MARYSVALE, UTAH, URANIUM AREA: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA SPEC. PAPER 64 , P. 181 .

Reference (Deposit): THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 33 .

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 102, P. 104.


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