Close In

The Close In is a aluminum mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 6,801 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Close In

Commodity

Primary: Aluminum

Location

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

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Land Slide

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization, Silicification

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Alunite

Comments

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SECTION 1

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF NINE ADITS, TWO SHAFTS, AND SEVERAL TRENCHES

Comment (Geology): BASICALLY A TALUS DEPOSIT FROM VEIN MATERIAL HIGHER ON THE MOUNTAIN

References

Reference (Deposit): THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE US: US BUR. OF MINES REPT. INV. 3561 .

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 86 - 89

Reference (Production): E. CALLAGHAN, 1973

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