Divide Deposit

The Divide Deposit is a aluminum, potassium, and kaolin mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 6,982 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: Divide Deposit  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 6,982 Feet (2,128 Meters)

Commodity: Aluminum, Potassium, Kaolin

Lat, Long: 38.51167, -112.17917

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Divide Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Divide Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Aluminum
Primary: Potassium
Primary: Kaolin


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
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

Owner Name: Sargent And Moffat


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
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: Antelope Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: DEPOSIT LOW GRADE ( 18 % ALUNITE


Materials

Ore: Kaolinite
Ore: Alunite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): PROJECT 9350 - 01393 ALUNITE RESOURCES

Comment (Location): WHERE ROAD BETWEEN MONROE AND MARYSVALE TRAVERSES THE DIVIDE SOUTH OF POVERTY FLAT. ON BOUNDARY OF PIUTE AND SEVIER COUNTIES

Comment (Development): PROSPECT IDLE SINCE WW2

Comment (Workings): 3 OPEN CUTS AND A SHAFT

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: WW1


References

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 106 - 109

Reference (Deposit): 1918 DIREXPL F. M. SARGENT AND R. M. MOFFAT: SHAFT

Reference (Deposit): 1943 GEOLMAP G. L. BELL: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , FIG. 63 .

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


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