Earth Sciences Ng - Subarea A Deposit

The Earth Sciences Ng - Subarea A Deposit is a aluminum, potassium, and sulfur, sulfuric acid mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,251 feet.

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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: Earth Sciences Ng - Subarea A Deposit  

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)

Commodity: Aluminum, Potassium, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid

Lat, Long: 38.23861, -113.51806

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Earth Sciences Ng - Subarea A Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Earth Sciences Ng - Subarea A Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Aluminum
Primary: Potassium
Primary: Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Southern Wah Wah Mtns.


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Earth Sciences, Inc.
Home Office: Golden, Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1970
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR ON PROMINENT HILLS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitized Rock Formed By Solfataric Alteration


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Alunite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): EXISTING DATA ARE PROPRIETARY

Comment (Commodity): PROJECT 9350 - 01393 ALUNITE RESOURCES

Comment (Development): SURFACE EXPLORATION AND DRILLING DATA ARE PROPRIETARY

Comment (Workings): SOME SURFACE PITTING, TRENCHES, FEW DRILLHOLES

Comment (Location): 2 MI. SE OF SUBAREA D RIDGE


References

Reference (Deposit): PARKINSON, G., 1974 , GOLDEN PILOT PLANT POINTS WAY TO 500,000-TPY ALUMINA-FROM-ALUNITE MINE AND PLANT IN UTAH: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 175 , NO. 8 , P. 75 - 78 .

Reference (Deposit): WALKER, W. W., AND STEVENS, D. N., 1974 , THE EARTH SCIENCES-NATIONAL SOUTHWIRE ALUNITE-TO-ALUMINA PROJECT: AIME-TMS PAPER NO. A74-64 , P. 663 - 668 .

Reference (Deposit): 1958 RECON J. H. MACKIN: AM. JOUR. SCI., VOL. 2

Reference (Deposit): 1971 DIREXPL EARTH SCIENCES, INC.

Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J. H., 1960 , STRUCTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS IN SOUTHWESTERN UTAH: AM. JOUR. SCI., V. 258 , P. 81 - 131 .


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