Christmas - Sunshine

The Christmas - Sunshine is a aluminum mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 10,899 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: Christmas - Sunshine  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 10,899 Feet (3,322 Meters)

Commodity: Aluminum

Lat, Long: 38.37806, -112.33361

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Christmas - Sunshine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Christmas - Sunshine


Commodity

Primary: Aluminum


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Mt. Baldy Mining District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Dome


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization, Silicification


Rocks

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

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Alunite


Comments

Comment (Production): A TOTAL OF 12000 TONS OF ALUNITE WAS MINED FROM THE WORKINGS

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN UPPER AND A LOWER ADIT, BOTH CAVED, AND SEVERAL PITS AND TRENCHES

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 7


References

Reference (Production): PERRY, L. I., 1978

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 75 - 79


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