Earth Sciences Pine Valley Deposit

The Earth Sciences Pine Valley Deposit is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Earth Sciences Pine Valley Deposit

Commodity

Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Potassium

Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Bible Spring

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: ELONGATE LENS ALONG NE - TRENDING RIDGE

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization By Solfataric Alteration

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: USGS X - RAY AND THIN SECTION DATA SUGGEST ORE GRADE ABOUT 30 PERCENT ALUNITE

Materials

Ore: Alunite

Comments

Comment (Location): EAST HALF OF SECT. 5 ON NE TRENDING RIDGE

Comment (Reserve-Resource): EXISTING DATA ARE PROPRIETARY

Comment (Workings): FEW SURFACE PITS, TRENCHES

Comment (Commodity): PROJECT 9350 - 01393 ALUNITE RESOURCES

Comment (Development): FEW SURFACE PITS, TRENCHES BUT DATA ARE PROPRIETARY

References

Reference (Deposit): 1971 DIREXPL EARTH SCIENCES INC.: RESULTS UNKNOWN

Reference (Deposit): NO PUB INFO, ONLY PRIVATE COMPANY FILES

Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON R. B. HALL: PROF. PAPER 1076-A

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

Reference (Deposit): 1958 RECON J. H. MACKIN: AM. JOUR. SCI., V. 258

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