Mary's Lamb Mine

The Mary's Lamb Mine is a aluminum mine located in Sevier county, Utah at an elevation of 6,601 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: Mary's Lamb Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Sevier

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Aluminum

Lat, Long: 38.52583, -112.20417

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Mary's Lamb Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mary's Lamb Mine
Secondary: Vera Cruz


Commodity

Primary: Aluminum


Location

State: Utah
County: Sevier
District: Henry District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic Alteration Containing Montmorillonite - Illite. More Intense Alteration Shows Montmorillonite - Illite Being Replaced By Alunite, Kaolinite, And Quartz.


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE IS 31 - 33 % ALUNITE


Materials

Ore: Alunite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MIN. RES. POTENTIAL OF PIUTE CO.: UGMS BULL. 102 , P. 103 - 104 .

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1938 , PRELIM. REPT. ON THE ALUNITE DEPOSITS OF THE MARYSVALE REGION: USGS BULL. 886-D, P. 130 .

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. AND PARKER, R., 1961 , GEOLOGY OF THE MONROE QUAD.: USGS MAP GQ-155 .

Reference (Deposit): KERR, P. F. AND OTHERS, 1957 , MARYSVALE URANIUM AREA: GSA SPEC. PAPER 64 , P. 131 .


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