White Horse

The White Horse is a aluminum mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 6,401 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: White Horse  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Aluminum

Lat, Long: 38.47417, -112.19139

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White Horse MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Horse


Commodity

Primary: Aluminum


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Henry 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


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1950
Time Period: To 1950
Description: Cp_Grade: ^50 % Alunite


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: M


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: POD/LENS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Red Hills Caldera


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitic


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FROM 46.1 TO 60.7 PERCENT ALUNITE


Materials

Ore: Alunite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC.: 10

Comment (Deposit): LENGTH AND WIDTH ARE FOR LARGEST OF THREE ORE BODIES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL PITS AND BULL-DOZED AREAS ON THREE ORE BODIES.


References

Reference (Deposit): WILLARD, M. E., 1946 , WHITE HORSE ALUNITE DEPOSIT, MARYSVALE, UTAH: ECON. GEOL. VOL. 41 , P. 619 - 643 .

Reference (Deposit): KERR, P. F., AND OTHERS, 1957 , MARYSVALE, UTAH, URANIUM AREA: GEOL. SOC. AM. SPEC. PAPER 64 , P. 191 - 193 .

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 89 - 96 .

Reference (Deposit): 1943 DIREXPL USBM

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UGMS BULL. 102

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH


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